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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 006301 
 
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. 30 
 
VIP TRAVEL 
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¶1. (U)  No updates at this time. 
 
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) 
---------------------- 
 
¶2. (SBU) U.S. and Chilean SAR teams continue to search for 
signs of life at Hotel Montana January 21.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
COMMODITY FLOW 
-------------- 
 
¶3. (SBU)  A World Food Program (WFP) food warehouse in Port- 
au-Prince was damaged in the recent aftershocks, preventing 
access to the stocks within the warehouse.  WFP estimates 
approximately 200 metric tons of food aid will be lost. 
(USAID SitRep #17) 
 
¶4. (SBU)  USAID reports security and transportation issues 
continue to hinder food distribution efforts. 
(TF1/Interagency VTC) 
 
¶5. (SBU) WFP is increasing the number of food distribution 
points and is working to obtain a list of sites to facilitate 
coordination.  (TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶6. (SBU)  USAID/DART reports water production is sufficient, 
and fuel is no longer a constraint for water delivery.  IOM 
will distribute USAID/OFDA-provided hygiene kits and water 
containers to approximately 26,000 people in Leogane.  (USAID 
SitRep #17) 
 
AMERICAN CITIZEN WELFARE/WHEREABOUTS/EVACUATIONS 
--------------------------------------------- ------------ 
 
¶7. (SBU)  As of 1500 EST, 1123 American evacuees departed 
Port-au-Prince by air January 21; a total of 8321 have been 
evacuated by land and air to date.  There are 700 Americans 
inside the embassy and 300 outside.  250 are at the airport 
landing zone waiting to board departing flights.  A total of 
10,000 Americans have been accounted for.  (TF1/Embassy Port- 
au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶8. (SBU)  Of 793 LES, six are confirmed dead, 28 are 
unaccounted for, and six are confirmed injured, three 
seriously.  (TF1/ Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶9. (SBU)  There are 42 confirmed American fatalities and 
another 22 reported.  (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶10. (SBU)  Four 50-passenger buses arrived in Haiti from 
Santo Domingo to transfer 200 individuals, including Haitian 
nationals escorting American citizen minors, from Port-au- 
Prince to Santo Domingo January 21.  Embassy Santo Domingo 
confirms Haitian citizens carrying a valid passport with a 
U.S. visa will be permitted to enter the Dominican Republic on 
USG-sponsored buses.  Six additional buses will arrive January 
22 to transport evacuees to Santo Domingo. (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call, TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶11. (SBU)  The Family Liaison Office (FLO) conducted an 
informal meeting with State Department evacuees and their 
family members.  USAID also held an informal meeting for its 
evacuees.  (TF1/FLO e-mail) 
 
¶12. (SBU)  Almost 200 orphans have already been documented 
for travel and have joined their families in the United 
States.  Paperwork for more than 180 additional orphans is 
under review at Embassy Port-au-Prince.  (TF1/CA e-mail) 
 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
---------------- 
 
¶13. (SBU)  As of 1200 EST, USNS Comfort has treated 932 
patients and performed 32 surgeries.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
¶14. (SBU)  USAID reports five DMATs are operational.  As of 
1300 EST, more than 7000 people were treated January 21, a 75 
percent increase over the previous day.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS 
----------------------------------- 
 
¶15. (SBU)  Ambassador Wolff spoke with UN Under Secretary 
General Holmes to request that the UN send WFP logisticians to 
Tucson and Port-au-Prince to coordinate logistics and liaise 
with SOUTHCOM on prioritizing flights into Haiti.  (TF1/USUN 
e-mail) 
 
¶16. (SBU)  USAID reports $90 million of the $163.9 million 
pledged to date has been allocated to the UN Flash Appeal. 
(TF1/USAID telcon) 
 
¶17. (U)  The IMF's board is expected to approve a $100 
million loan proposal for Haiti by January 27, according to 
press. (Reuters) 
 
¶18. (U)  More than 100 Haitian orphans have traveled to the 
Netherlands and Luxembourg for adoption, according to press. 
(AP) 
 
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶19. (SBU)  The U.S.-flagged Markajama is currently unloading 
the majority of its cargo in the Dominican Republic and is 
expected to travel to test the cargo unloading capability at 
the port of Port-au-Prince.  It will transport water 
containers and 720,000 MREs to Port-au-Prince.  (TF1/USAID 
telcon) 
 
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶20. (SBU)  Haiti experienced two aftershocks within 10 
minutes of each other January 21.  The first was a 4.9 
aftershock approximately 40 miles west of Port-au-Prince. The 
second was a 4.8 approximately 24 miles west of the capital. 
No further damage or injuries have been reported.  (HHS Update 
#10) 
 
¶21. (SBU)  DoD is increasing operations at San Ysidro and 
beginning operations at Barahona.  (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call) 
 
¶22. (SBU)  Haiti's Minister of Commerce announced banks will 
re-open the weekend of January 23, according to press. 
Embassy Port-au-Prince reports Moneygram and Western Union are 
also expected to re-open January 23.  Banks will be prepared 
to accept wire transfers, although cash withdrawals initially 
will be limited to $2500 per customer.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call, Reuters) 
 
¶23. (SBU)  Embassy Port-au-Prince is engaged with Digicel and 
other Haiti mobile phone carriers to coordinate security for 
supplying fuel to cell phone towers in Port-au-Prince. 
(TF1/Interagency Conference Call) 
 
¶24. (SBU)  Trilogy/Comcel will install a temporary cell site 
across the street from the U.S. Embassy to provide better cell 
phone coverage and service to all personnel.  (TF1/Trilogy 
International e-mail) 
 
¶25. (SBU)  USAID reports local Haitian officials directed 
that no latrines be built at IDP camps, which will pose 
significant hygiene and sanitation problems.  (TF1/Interagency 
VTC) 
 
¶26. (SBU)  U.S. Marines deployed to clear mud and debris from 
roads south of Port-au-Prince.  (TF1/Interagency Conference 
Call) 
 
¶27. (SBU)  Embassy Port-au-Prince reports a lower volume of 
looting and crime January 21.  However, DHS/ICE reported a 
large group of Haitians attempting to break through the 
pedestrian and vehicular gates at the Jimani border crossing 
into the Dominican Republic.  Haitian Customs has begun to 
inspect traffic crossing into Jimani, which has increased 
delays along the border.  (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince telcon, 
TF1/Embassy Santo Domingo e-mail) 
 
¶28. (SBU)  USAID is working to distribute 7,000 tarps that 
can shelter five to seven people each.  (TF1/Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 
---------------------- 
 
¶29. (U)  No updates at this time. 
 
¶30. (U) Additional updates are available through our 
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at: 
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake. 
 
¶31. (U) Minimize considered. 
CLINTON