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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
10STATE7562	2010-01-26 12:52	2011-08-26 00:00	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Secretary of State

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 007562 
 
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. 40 
 
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VIP TRAVEL 
---------- 
 
¶1. (SBU)  Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) was in Haiti 
January 25 and met with the DCM and USAID.  (TF1/ Interagency 
Conference Call) 
 
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) 
---------------------- 
 
¶2. (U)  Teams from Fairfax County, VA, and Los Angeles County, 
CA, will continue to conduct operations through at least 
January 27.  As of January 25, these teams rescued 47 people, 
while U.S. and other international teams combined rescued 134 
people.  (USAID SitRep) 
 
COMMODITY FLOW 
-------------- 
 
¶3. (SBU)  United Airlines donated 20 relief flights scheduled 
between January 28 through February 20 to transport supplies 
and aid workers to Haiti.  The flights will return with 
evacuees and relief workers.  (TF1/United Airlines e-mail) 
¶4. (U)  On January 26, USAID's Office of Food for Peace will 
host a planning meeting at the U.S. Embassy for all relief 
agencies developing and executing emergency food aid 
programs.  (USAID SitRep) 
 
¶5. (SBU)  As of January 25, the World Food Program distributed 
more than 2.6 million daily rations to more than 393,000 
beneficiaries.  Security and logistical constraints have 
hindered distribution.  (TF1/USAID e-mail) 
 
¶6. (U)  As of January 26, the UN Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 
Cluster is collectively organizing water distribution at 114 
sites for 275,000 people.  (USAID SitRep) 
 
¶7. (U)  As of January 25, USAID had contributed nearly $191 
million in earthquake response funding.  In total, the USG 
contributed nearly $317 million.  (USAID SitRep) 
 
EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN AND LE STAFF WHEREABOUTS 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
 
¶8. (SBU)  As of 0430 EST, 41 American evacuees and family 
members departed Port-au-Prince since 0000 EST; a total of 
11,793 have been evacuated to date.  There are five Americans 
or family members inside the embassy and 2000 outside.  A 
total of approximately 18,200 Americans have been accounted 
for.  (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶9. (SBU)  There are now 58 confirmed and 36 reported American 
fatalities.  (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 
 
¶10. (U)  As of 0500 EST, there were two Americans at the 
airport alternate landing zone and a total of two evacuation 
flights departed since 0000 EST.  (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince 
e-mail) 
 
 
STATE 00007562  002.4 OF 003 
 
 
MEDICAL RESPONSE 
---------------- 
 
¶11. (SBU)  As of 1600 EST January 25, USNS Comfort, USS Vinson 
and USS Bataan treated 502 patients in the last 24 hours, 
bringing the total to 2178 treated with 129 surgeries.  The 
Comfort is nearly at capacity.  (Joint Staff Operation Unified 
Response Situation Update) 
 
¶12. (U)  Major news networks have been airing footage of 
Haitians cremating bodies in the streets and plazas as a 
desperate public health measure.  Media report that thousands 
of bodies have been burned.  (cnn.com) 
 
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION/REQUESTS 
----------------------------------- 
 
¶13. (U)  Saudi Arabia announced the Kingdom's donation of $50 
million in relief assistance.  (Saudi Embassy Press Release) 
 
¶14. (U)  As of January 25, the UN Office for the Coordination 
of Humanitarian Assistance reports over $783.4 million in 
international funding and $1.126 billion in uncommitted 
pledges.  (OCHA Financial Tracking Service) 
 
DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSETS 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶15. (SBU)  As of January 26, there are 18,775 U.S. military 
uniform and civilian personnel in Haiti or offshore, with 
roughly 25 percent on the ground and 75 percent afloat.  This 
total is projected to increase to 19,104 by January 28. 
(Joint Staff Operation Unified Response Situation Update) 
 
HUMANITARIAN/SECURITY/INFRASTRUCTURE 
------------------------------------ 
 
¶16. (U)  Approximately 690,000 IDPs are currently in 591 
shelter villages. (Joint Staff Operation Unified Response 
Situation Update) 
 
¶17. (U)  UNICEF and Save The Children will start registration 
of unaccompanied children.  Selection criteria include 
children with no family members, those under five years of 
age, unaccompanied girls, disabled children, and young 
children in domestic servitude separated from their parents. 
Eleven child-friendly spaces benefitting 3500 children are 
currently operational in Port-au-Prince and Jacmel.  (USAID 
SitRep) 
 
¶18. (U)  The main supply road from the Dominican Republic to 
Port-au-Prince is deteriorating.  The Department has requested 
that DOD and USAID review short- and long-term measures to 
ensure the supply route stays open.  (Interagency Conference 
Call) 
¶19. (U)  USN divers began repair of South Pier and estimate 
completion at 10 weeks. (Joint Staff Operation Unified 
Response Situation Update) 
 
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 
---------------------- 
 
¶20. (SBU)  Countering critical comments by French Junior 
Cooperation Minister Joyandet January 16, the Embassy reports 
 
STATE 00007562  003.4 OF 003 
 
 
French media and senior government officials have generally 
asserted support for "indispensable" U.S. assistance.  (Paris 
76) 
 
¶21. (U)  The Foreign Ministers of the Bolivarian Alternative 
for the Americas (ALBA) met on January 24 to discuss ALBA's 
response to the Haiti crisis.  This meeting follows anti-U.S. 
rhetoric by Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua.  (Transcom 
Haiti Disaster Relief Update) 
 
¶22. (U)  Additional updates are available through our 
Intellipedia portal on the unclassified system at: 
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_Ha iti_Earthquake. 
 
¶23. (U)  Minimize considered. 
CLINTON

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