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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 004843 
 
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. 20 
 
STATE 00004843  001.2 OF 003 
 
 
VIP TRAVEL 
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¶1.      (SBU) UNSYG Ban arrived in Port-au-Prince, and visited 
the destroyed UN Headquarters.  (TF1/IO rep) 
 
¶2.      (SBU) Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL) flew to the 
Dominican Republic and drove overland to Haiti; he overflew 
the capital with Ambassador Merten.  (TF1/H rep) 
 
¶3. (SBU) Senator Dodd (D-CT) has asked to visit Haiti as soon 
as possible.  (TF1/H rep) 
 
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) 
---------------------- 
 
¶4.      (SBU) As of 1400 EST, U.S. Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) 
teams had performed 29 live rescues.  To date, international 
USAR teams have rescued a total of 61 individuals throughout 
Port-au-Prince. (TF1/USAID 17Jan 1400 sitrep) 
 
¶5.       (SBU)  However, a U.N. Spokesperson has stated that SAR 
workers have rescued more than 70 people. (AP) 
 
COMMODITY FLOW 
-------------- 
 
¶6.      (SBU) Six additional water treatment units from the 
USAID/OFDA 
stockpile in Dubai are in the commodity pipeline. 
(TF1/USAID 17Jan 1400 sitrep) 
 
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS 
--------------------------------------------- ------------ 
 
¶7.      (SBU)  As of 1430, 145 Americans have departed Port-au- 
Prince. 
A total of 2086 Americans have been evacuated to date. 
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶8.      (SBU)  As of 1430, 300 Americans are at the airport; 288 
Americans are at the Embassy; 374 are outside the Embassy 
awaiting screening.  (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶9.      (SBU) Confirmed private American citizen deaths remain at 
¶15. 
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
---------------- 
 
¶10. (SBU) USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) 
reported that U.S. military personnel had escorted a U.S. HHS 
Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) and a USAID health 
officer to the General Hospital to provide medical personnel, 
supplies, food, and water.  (TF1/USAID 17Jan 1400 sitrep) 
 
¶11.      (SBU)  USNS Comfort is scheduled to arrive in Haitian 
waters on January 20.  (TF1/USAID 17Jan 1400 sitrep) 
 
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS 
----------------------------------- 
 
¶12.      (SBU)  Oman has committed to provide aid.  While the 
amount 
is unknown, the aid is likely to flow via Red Cross/Crescent. 
(TF1/Muscat 21) 
 
 
 
¶13.      (SBU)  Poland has offered the Presidential medical 
aircraft; 
the specifications will be assessed by SOUTHCOM for a 
response. (TF1/Embassy Warsaw telcon) 
 
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶14.      (SBU)  U.S. troop levels on the ground are expected to 
reach 
3300 by January 19.  (TF1/SOUTHCOM telcon) 
 
¶15.      (SBU)  15 Diplomatic Security Special Agents will arrive 
in 
Port-au-Prince January 17 to provide additional security to 
Post.  (TF1/DS rep) 
 
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶16.      (SBU)  The security situation is worsening; escaped 
inmates 
have formed gangs to kidnap and perpetuate other crimes. 
Embassy Port-au-Prince has authorized additional security 
coordination steps with Haitian police and MINUSTAH. 
(TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶17.      (SBU)  SOUTHCOM will have more than 43,000 small hand 
crank 
radios at Homestead AFB by January 20, and is developing a 
distribution plan. (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail) 
 
¶18.      (SBU)  The public hospital in the Domican border town of 
Jimani is disorganized yet functional, with hundreds of 
Haitians seeking urgent medical assistance.  A growing concern 
is that Haitians displaced have nowhere to go after receiving 
treatment. 
(TF1/Santo Domingo 19) 
 
¶19.      (SBU)  The Port of Port-au-Prince is still not 
operational. 
(TF1/PRM rep) 
 
¶20.      (SBU)  The GOH has requested that MINUSTAH provide 
security 
at all distribution sites and that military personnel from 
other countries coordinate with MINUSTAH. 
(TF1/USAID 17Jan 1400 sitrep) 
 
¶21.      (SBU)  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reports 
only a limited number of functioning medical centers, most run 
by international NGOs.  (TF1/USAID 17Jan 1400 sitrep) 
 
¶22.      (SBU)  USAID partners will begin to assess the piped water 
network capacity on January 18.  (TF1/USAID 17Jan 1400 sitrep) 
 
¶23.      (SBU)  A UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 
assessment team will travel to the Haiti/DR border on January 
¶19.  PRM will monitor the situation and work closely with 
UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 
(TF1/PRM Humanitarian Update #6) 
 
¶24.      (SBU)  UNICEF is distributing water purification tablets, 
rehydration salts and other supplies to counter diarrheal 
infections/diseases.  (TF1/PRM Humanitarian Update #6) 
 
¶25.      (SBU)  IOM estimates that 200,000 families (up to one 
million people) are in need of immediate shelter and non-food 
assistance.  (TF1/PRM Humanitarian Update #6) 
 
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 
---------------------- 
 
¶26. (U) No updates at this time. 
 
¶27. (U) Additional updates are available through our 
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at: 
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake. 
 
¶28. (U) Minimize considered. 
CLINTON