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10STATE13655
2010-02-16 20:51:00
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 03 STATE 013655
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. 71
STATE 00013655 001.2 OF 003
VIP TRAVEL
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 013655
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. 71
STATE 00013655 001.2 OF 003
VIP TRAVEL
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1. (U) French President Sarkozy will visit Haiti February 17
and is expected to make "very significant" announcements,
including the cancellation of $75 million in bilateral debt.
(metropolehaiti.com)
2. (U) Canadian PM Harper continued his February 15-16 visit,
according to press. Canada's $12 million commitment to build a
temporary administrative complex to house the Haitian
Government is a lead story in the Haitian press. (Haitian
Media Internet News Summary)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN ISSUES
--------------
3. (SBU) One flight departed Port-au-Prince for Miami the
evening of February 15 with 48 adoptees and American citizens,
but more than 100 Americans, including small children and
infants, were turned away due to lack of space. Post expects
demand will continue to exceed capacity. (TF1/Embassy Port-
au-Prince e-mail)
4. (SBU) As of 1700 EST February 16, there are 103 reported
American citizen fatalities. (TF1/Consular Affairs telcon)
5. (SBU) Twenty-three sets of remains have been repatriated to
date. DMORT recovered two additional sets of remains of
American citizens from the Hotel Montana, and two more sets
are yet to be recovered there. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-
mail)
6. (SBU) Nine of 12 adoptees on the list signed February 15
by PM Bellerive arrived in Miami the same day. (TF1/DHS e-
mail)
7. (U) 16,602 American citizens have been evacuated as of 2100
on February 15. (TF1/Consular Affairs telcon)
HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
--------------
8. (SBU) On February 15, relief agencies distributed emergency
food assistance benefiting approximately 120,000 people in
metropolitan Port-au-Prince. Distributions occurred at seven
fixed sites. Since the earthquake, the UN, WFP, and partners
have provided emergency food assistance to more than 3.4
million people, including more than 2.4 million people through
the 16-site distribution system. (USAID SitRep #58)
9. (SBU) On February 16, NGOs plan to reach nearly 127,300
additional beneficiaries through distributions at eight sites.
(USAID SitRep #58)
10. (SBU) Haiti lacks adequate wastewater disposal
STATE 00013655 002.2 OF 003
facilities, with de-sludging trucks currently dumping waste
into an uncontrolled site adjacent to a wetlands area outside
Port-au-Prince. This site could contaminate water flowing
through inhabited portions of the city. Improved disposal
sites will be necessary to manage portable latrine waste.
(USAID/DART Haiti Earthquake Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Update)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
11. (SBU) HHS has decided to stop moving Haitian patients
into the National Disaster Medical System patient movement
system. The final meeting of Medical Review Board Haiti will
be February 16. (TF1/HHS e-mail)
12. (SBU) USNS Comfort personnel have identified a number of
community health care centers with the capacity to provide
appropriate post-operative care upon discharge from the vessel
for all but 20-30 of the patients. The USAID/DART health
advisor noted the majority of new patients at the USNS Comfort
were admitted for routine surgical procedures rather than
earthquake-related trauma. (DHS NOC Social Networking/Media
Capability, Guardian Special Report (GSR) #87)
SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
13. (SBU) Port-au-Prince's ports had their biggest throughput
day on February 15, processing 504 TEUs. (TF1/SOUTHCOM
SitRep)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
14. (U) President Preval said in an exclusive February 15
interview with APTV that it would take three years to clear
the rubble. (AP, metropolehaiti.com)
15. (U) Experts at the Interamerican Development Bank say
reconstruction costs could be as high as $14 billion. (AP,
metropolehaiti.com)
OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
16. (U) Dominican and U.S. authorities are seeking to detain
Jorge Puello on human trafficking charges. Puello served as
legal adviser to the group of American missionaries charged
with child kidnapping. (AP)
17. (U) A power outage delayed a ruling on whether the 10
Americans could be released. Prosecutor Joseph Manes Louis
said he had written his recommendation, but a February 15
outage precluded him from printing and giving it to the
judge. He doesn't expect the judge to rule until February
17. (AP)
18. (U) A school partially collapsed after rains in Cap
Haitien, killing at least four children and injuring others.
(AP, metropolehaiti.com)
STATE 00013655 003.2 OF 003
19. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.
20. (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. 71
STATE 00013655 001.2 OF 003
VIP TRAVEL
--------------
1. (U) French President Sarkozy will visit Haiti February 17
and is expected to make "very significant" announcements,
including the cancellation of $75 million in bilateral debt.
(metropolehaiti.com)
2. (U) Canadian PM Harper continued his February 15-16 visit,
according to press. Canada's $12 million commitment to build a
temporary administrative complex to house the Haitian
Government is a lead story in the Haitian press. (Haitian
Media Internet News Summary)
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN ISSUES
--------------
3. (SBU) One flight departed Port-au-Prince for Miami the
evening of February 15 with 48 adoptees and American citizens,
but more than 100 Americans, including small children and
infants, were turned away due to lack of space. Post expects
demand will continue to exceed capacity. (TF1/Embassy Port-
au-Prince e-mail)
4. (SBU) As of 1700 EST February 16, there are 103 reported
American citizen fatalities. (TF1/Consular Affairs telcon)
5. (SBU) Twenty-three sets of remains have been repatriated to
date. DMORT recovered two additional sets of remains of
American citizens from the Hotel Montana, and two more sets
are yet to be recovered there. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-
mail)
6. (SBU) Nine of 12 adoptees on the list signed February 15
by PM Bellerive arrived in Miami the same day. (TF1/DHS e-
mail)
7. (U) 16,602 American citizens have been evacuated as of 2100
on February 15. (TF1/Consular Affairs telcon)
HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
--------------
8. (SBU) On February 15, relief agencies distributed emergency
food assistance benefiting approximately 120,000 people in
metropolitan Port-au-Prince. Distributions occurred at seven
fixed sites. Since the earthquake, the UN, WFP, and partners
have provided emergency food assistance to more than 3.4
million people, including more than 2.4 million people through
the 16-site distribution system. (USAID SitRep #58)
9. (SBU) On February 16, NGOs plan to reach nearly 127,300
additional beneficiaries through distributions at eight sites.
(USAID SitRep #58)
10. (SBU) Haiti lacks adequate wastewater disposal
STATE 00013655 002.2 OF 003
facilities, with de-sludging trucks currently dumping waste
into an uncontrolled site adjacent to a wetlands area outside
Port-au-Prince. This site could contaminate water flowing
through inhabited portions of the city. Improved disposal
sites will be necessary to manage portable latrine waste.
(USAID/DART Haiti Earthquake Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Update)
MEDICAL RESPONSE
--------------
11. (SBU) HHS has decided to stop moving Haitian patients
into the National Disaster Medical System patient movement
system. The final meeting of Medical Review Board Haiti will
be February 16. (TF1/HHS e-mail)
12. (SBU) USNS Comfort personnel have identified a number of
community health care centers with the capacity to provide
appropriate post-operative care upon discharge from the vessel
for all but 20-30 of the patients. The USAID/DART health
advisor noted the majority of new patients at the USNS Comfort
were admitted for routine surgical procedures rather than
earthquake-related trauma. (DHS NOC Social Networking/Media
Capability, Guardian Special Report (GSR) #87)
SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------
13. (SBU) Port-au-Prince's ports had their biggest throughput
day on February 15, processing 504 TEUs. (TF1/SOUTHCOM
SitRep)
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
14. (U) President Preval said in an exclusive February 15
interview with APTV that it would take three years to clear
the rubble. (AP, metropolehaiti.com)
15. (U) Experts at the Interamerican Development Bank say
reconstruction costs could be as high as $14 billion. (AP,
metropolehaiti.com)
OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
--------------
16. (U) Dominican and U.S. authorities are seeking to detain
Jorge Puello on human trafficking charges. Puello served as
legal adviser to the group of American missionaries charged
with child kidnapping. (AP)
17. (U) A power outage delayed a ruling on whether the 10
Americans could be released. Prosecutor Joseph Manes Louis
said he had written his recommendation, but a February 15
outage precluded him from printing and giving it to the
judge. He doesn't expect the judge to rule until February
17. (AP)
18. (U) A school partially collapsed after rains in Cap
Haitien, killing at least four children and injuring others.
(AP, metropolehaiti.com)
STATE 00013655 003.2 OF 003
19. (U) Additional updates are available through our
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake.
20. (U) Minimize considered.
CLINTON