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10STATE13215
2010-02-15 23:18:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 013215
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 70
STATE 00013215 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 013215
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 70
STATE 00013215 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
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1. (U) Canadian PM Harper began a two-day visit February 15
and is scheduled to meet with President Preval and PM
Bellerive, according to press. Haiti is Canada's second-
largest aid recipient after Afghanistan. (AFP)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN ISSUES
--------------
2. (SBU) One flight departed Port-au-Prince for Miami the
evening of February 14 with 61 passengers. Sixteen American
citizens could not be accommodated on the flight and are
expected to return for the evening flight on February 15.
(TF1/Consular Affairs Conference Call)
3. (SBU) As of 1200 EST February 15, there are 113 reported
American citizen fatalities. (TF1/Consular Affairs Conference
Call)
4. (SBU) PM Bellerive approved 36 adoptees February 15.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
5. (SBU) Ambassador Merten conducted a town hall meeting in
McLean, VA, with evacuated mission personnel and their
families February 15. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
--------------
6. (SBU) Food distribution occurred at five fixed sites on
February 14; relief agencies distributed food benefiting
approximately 98,000 people in Port-au-Prince. Agencies plan
to reach 121,800 additional people at seven sites February 15.
The World Food Program (WFP) opened new sub-offices in St.
Marc, Logne, and Les Cayes. WFP is meeting with Haitian
officials on February 15 to discuss potential second-phase
food assistance and will continue distribution within Port-au-
Prince through February 20. (TF1/USAID SitRep #57)
7. (SBU) UNICEF expects to receive three rented desludging
trucks from the Dominican Republic. To lower costs, agencies
are considering using smaller trucks to transport solid waste
to a central location where larger desludging trucks will take
the material to dumping sites. (TF1/USAID SitRep #57)
8.(SBU) Four USAID/DART teams are conducting multi-sectoral
assessments of public service capacities in Jacmel, Gonaives,
Jeremie, and Les Cayes. (TF1/USAID SitRep #57)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
9 (SBU) USNS Comfort conducted 12 major surgeries, medevaced
one person, and transferred 38 patients to Port-au-Prince
hospitals February 14. (TF1/SOUTHCOM SitRep)
STATE 00013215 002.2 OF 002
10. (SBU) The USAID/DART nutrition advisor visited three
feeding tents targeting orphaned infants and children and
reported that although the tents were fully operational,
overall infant feeding coverage remains low in settlement
sites. (TF1/USAID SitRep #57)
SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
11.(SBU) Port-au-Prince's ports had their biggest throughput
day to date, processing 504 TEUs February 14. (TF1/SOUTHCOM
SitRep)
12. (SBU) One hundred of the more than 4000 prisoners who
escaped from the Central Prison have been rearrested,
according to the police commissioner. The HNP is concerned
with 500 of the most dangerous still on the run and is
actively searching for the fugitives. (DHS NOC CIR #3)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
13. (SBU) Haiti's state of emergency is scheduled to expire
on February 16. Post reports an extension must be approved by
parliament. (Port-au-Prince 148)
OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
14. (SBU) Jorge Torres Puello, the Dominican man acting as
legal adviser to the 10 Americans detained for child
kidnapping charges, acknowledged he is wanted by Salvadoran
authorities for running an international sex trafficking ring,
media report. He has denied the charges against him.
(cnn.com)
15. (SBU) President Preval gave condolences at a religious
service at the University of Notre Dame d'Haiti during a
nationally-ordered day of prayer, claiming he was speaking as
a private citizen and not as head of state, according to
press. (bbc.co.uk)
16. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.
17. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
SUBJECT: TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
NO. 70
STATE 00013215 001.2 OF 002
VIP TRAVEL
--------------
1. (U) Canadian PM Harper began a two-day visit February 15
and is scheduled to meet with President Preval and PM
Bellerive, according to press. Haiti is Canada's second-
largest aid recipient after Afghanistan. (AFP)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN ISSUES
--------------
2. (SBU) One flight departed Port-au-Prince for Miami the
evening of February 14 with 61 passengers. Sixteen American
citizens could not be accommodated on the flight and are
expected to return for the evening flight on February 15.
(TF1/Consular Affairs Conference Call)
3. (SBU) As of 1200 EST February 15, there are 113 reported
American citizen fatalities. (TF1/Consular Affairs Conference
Call)
4. (SBU) PM Bellerive approved 36 adoptees February 15.
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
5. (SBU) Ambassador Merten conducted a town hall meeting in
McLean, VA, with evacuated mission personnel and their
families February 15. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail)
HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
--------------
6. (SBU) Food distribution occurred at five fixed sites on
February 14; relief agencies distributed food benefiting
approximately 98,000 people in Port-au-Prince. Agencies plan
to reach 121,800 additional people at seven sites February 15.
The World Food Program (WFP) opened new sub-offices in St.
Marc, Logne, and Les Cayes. WFP is meeting with Haitian
officials on February 15 to discuss potential second-phase
food assistance and will continue distribution within Port-au-
Prince through February 20. (TF1/USAID SitRep #57)
7. (SBU) UNICEF expects to receive three rented desludging
trucks from the Dominican Republic. To lower costs, agencies
are considering using smaller trucks to transport solid waste
to a central location where larger desludging trucks will take
the material to dumping sites. (TF1/USAID SitRep #57)
8.(SBU) Four USAID/DART teams are conducting multi-sectoral
assessments of public service capacities in Jacmel, Gonaives,
Jeremie, and Les Cayes. (TF1/USAID SitRep #57)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
9 (SBU) USNS Comfort conducted 12 major surgeries, medevaced
one person, and transferred 38 patients to Port-au-Prince
hospitals February 14. (TF1/SOUTHCOM SitRep)
STATE 00013215 002.2 OF 002
10. (SBU) The USAID/DART nutrition advisor visited three
feeding tents targeting orphaned infants and children and
reported that although the tents were fully operational,
overall infant feeding coverage remains low in settlement
sites. (TF1/USAID SitRep #57)
SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
11.(SBU) Port-au-Prince's ports had their biggest throughput
day to date, processing 504 TEUs February 14. (TF1/SOUTHCOM
SitRep)
12. (SBU) One hundred of the more than 4000 prisoners who
escaped from the Central Prison have been rearrested,
according to the police commissioner. The HNP is concerned
with 500 of the most dangerous still on the run and is
actively searching for the fugitives. (DHS NOC CIR #3)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
13. (SBU) Haiti's state of emergency is scheduled to expire
on February 16. Post reports an extension must be approved by
parliament. (Port-au-Prince 148)
OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
14. (SBU) Jorge Torres Puello, the Dominican man acting as
legal adviser to the 10 Americans detained for child
kidnapping charges, acknowledged he is wanted by Salvadoran
authorities for running an international sex trafficking ring,
media report. He has denied the charges against him.
(cnn.com)
15. (SBU) President Preval gave condolences at a religious
service at the University of Notre Dame d'Haiti during a
nationally-ordered day of prayer, claiming he was speaking as
a private citizen and not as head of state, according to
press. (bbc.co.uk)
16. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.
17. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON