TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 009108 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. 45 STATE 00009108 001.2 OF 003 VIP TRAVEL -------------- ¶1. (U) No updates at this time. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) -------------- ¶2. (U) No updates at this time. COMMODITY FLOW -------------- ¶3. (SBU) CORRECTED ITEM: $20 million in Haitian funds held by HSBC are now scheduled to be delivered February 2 to the Central Bank of Haiti. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS -------------- -------------- ¶4. (SBU) As of 1400 EST, 239 American evacuees and family members departed Port-au-Prince January 28; a total of 13,287 have been evacuated to date. There are 300 Americans and family members inside the Embassy and 100 individuals, mostly local nationals, outside the Embassy. A total of 21,200 potential evacuees have been accounted for. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) ¶5. (SBU) As of 1400 EST January 28, 33 Americans were at the airport alternate landing zone, and a total of seven evacuation flights departed since 2000 EST January 28. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) ¶6. (SBU) There are 72 confirmed American fatalities and another 20 reported. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) ¶7. (SBU) There are no updates on LE Staff whereabouts. (TF1/WHA e-mail) ¶8. (SBU) Fifty adults and 23 children under Chief of Mission authority are on evacuation status. (TF1/DGHR e-mail) ¶9. (SBU) Embassy Port-au-Prince expects to process 100 orphan cases January 28. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) MEDICAL RESPONSE -------------- ¶10. (SBU) As of January 27, the USNS Comfort had treated a total of 602 patients and performed 262 surgeries. (USNS Comfort SitRep) ¶11. (SBU) Cases of tetanus and suspected cases of measles have been reported in Leogane, according to WHO/PAHO. A vaccination campaign for diphtheria, tetanus, and measles will begin next week. (OCHA SitRep #14) ¶12. (SBU) To date, 92 Haitians have been evacuated for STATE 00009108 002.2 OF 003 medical reasons to the United States via TRANSCOM. (TF1/IPC Conference Call) INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS -------------- ¶13. (SBU) The World Food Program (WFP) will assume responsibility January 30 for slot allocation at the Haitian Flight Operations Coordination Center. WFP elements will receive training at Tyndall AFB. (JCS Haiti Update) ) ¶14. (SBU) Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour, is transporting relief supplies, Brazilian Navy helicopters, and Brazilian military and medical personnel to Haiti. It is expected to arrive February 2. (SECDEF/CJCS Intelligence Update and TF1/FEMA e-mail) ¶15. (SBU) From January 22-27, 124 U.S. civilian and government flights were cancelled due primarily to aircraft maintenance issues. Of the 78 flights from other countries cancelled during the same period, the largest number - 14 - were from France; Brazil and Cuba each had nine cancelled flights. (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail) ¶16. (SBU) Cameroon has announced a contribution of $1.1 million for Haiti. (TF1/AF e-mail) DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS -------------- ¶17. (SBU) Twenty-seven critical care nurses from Project Hope plan to join the USNS Comfort January 29 to increase the capacity to treat critical care patients. (JCS Haiti Update) ¶18. (SBU) USNS Williams is scheduled to arrive January 30 in Haiti with a 150-bed hospital. (JCS Haiti Update) HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE -------------- ¶19. (SBU) The Haitian and Dominican governments have contracted a team to repair roads into the Dominican Republic. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) ¶20. (SBU) All schools in Haiti are closed, but those in non- affected departments are scheduled to re-open February 1, according to UNICEF. The Education Cluster estimates 90 percent of schools in Port-au-Prince are destroyed or damaged. UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Ministry of Education are establishing temporary safe learning spaces in Port-au-Prince for over 300,000 children. (OCHA SitRep #14 and Child Protection/OVC SitRep) ¶21. (SBU) The FCC is working with the National Association of Broadcasters to see whether any U.S. companies have used equipment that can be donated to Haitian television and radio stations. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) ¶22. (SBU) Digicel is operating at pre-earthquake capacity. Fifty of its sites are still unusable. (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) ¶23. (SBU) Cash-for-work and cash-for-food programs have STATE 00009108 003.2 OF 003 begun. The efforts are expected to engage Haitians in the recovery effort and stimulate the local economy. (OCHA SitRep #14) POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS -------------- ¶24. (U) No updates at this time. ¶25. (U) Additional updates are available through our Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at: http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake. ¶26. (U) Minimize considered. CLINTON