Earthquake Disaster Response Update

U.S.
response to disaster in
Haiti

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United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update

January 17, 2010

On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has promised the people of Haiti that "you will not be forsaken; you will not be forgotten." The United States Government has mobilized resources and manpower to aid in the relief effort. Below please find some key facts and examples of government actions to date.

All numbers below are accurate as of noon Sunday, January 17, 2010

_{Shown here Jan. 16, 2010, is an aerial view of
downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Makeshift shelters are being erected in
open locations throughout the devastation following a 7.0-magnitude
earthquake Jan. 12, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy
Lock

AIRPORTS AND AIRSPACE

The airfield is open for 24/7 operations and has a 100-aircraft per
day capacity, this is an increase from yesterday’s 60 aircraft per day
capacity.
The airport has received more than 600 short tons of
supplies.
USAF air traffic control and airfield management personnel
continue to manage air operations at the airport with approval of the
Government of Haiti.
There are 30 military helicopters providing relief
to the people of Haiti.
These helicopters are operating out of nine
landing zones, including five drop-off points.}

_{SAFETY
Approximately 5,800 military personnel on the
ground or afloat.
Approximately 7,500 additional military personnel
are expected to arrive by 1/18.
More than 1,000 personnel from the
82nd Airborne Division arrived in Haiti on 1/16.}

_{HEALTH
More than 250 HHS
medical personnel have arrived in Haiti.
2 planeloads of medicine,
medical equipment and supplies from HHS have arrived in Haiti with a third
expected to arrive today.
3,840 hygiene kits taken from USAID
stockpiles in Miami have arrived.
The USNS Comfort is currently
underway and expected to arrive on 1/20 with 600 medical personal on
board.}

_{GLOBEMASTER CARGO
- U.S. airmen offload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft
from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 15, 2010, at the Port-au-Prince
airport in Haiti to support relief efforts after a devastating earthquake.
The airmen are assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L.
DeMotts

EVACUATION AND
RESCUES
As of 0900 a total of 1,760 American citizens have been
airlifted out of Haiti.
USAID/DART reported that a U.S. Urban Search
and Rescue (USAR) team had rescued an additional three individuals at the
Caribbean Market.
As of 0900, US USAR teams have rescued 26
individuals.
There are currently six US USAR teams operating in Haiti
along with 21 international USAR teams from around the world. US
teams are based out of Fairfax VA, Los Angeles CA, Miami FL (two teams),
New York NY and Virginia Beach VA.
Each USAR team includes
approximately 70 team members.}

_{FOOD AND WATER
U.S. military
aircraft have airlifted 130,000 humanitarian daily rations and more than
70,000 bottles of water to Port-au-Prince.
Three water purification
units are operational and can supply 180,000 liters per day.
USS Carl
Vinson continues to provide potable water production.
U.S. military
aircraft will continue to support the delivery of an additional 600,000
daily rations over the next several days.
Six additional water
purification units are scheduled to arrive in the coming days from USAID
stockpiles in Dubai. Each unit provides 1000,000 liters of safe drinking
water serving 10,000 people per day.
12,000 water containers have
arrived from Miami.
Yesterday, the U.N. World Food Program distributed
high-energy biscuits to a total of 50,000 people.
The World Food
Program Port-au-Prince metropolitan areas schools feeding program is no
serving hot meals to 50,000 affected
people}

Cathedral damage, Haiti earthquake
_{CATHEDRAL DAMAGE - A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global
Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle captures a view of the damaged National
Cathedral in Haiti, Jan. 14, 2010. Aerial images are providing U.S.
military planners situational awareness as they coordinate U.S. military
support to the Haiti relief effort. U.S. Southern Command
photo}

_{How to Help Support Relief
Efforts
Contribute online through
ClintonBushHaitiFund.org.
Text “QUAKE” to 20222 to charge a $10
donation to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (the donation will be added to
your cell phone bill).
Find more ways to help through the Center for
International Disaster Information.}

_{Get Information about Friends or
Family
The State Department Operations Center has set up the
following phone number for Americans seeking information about family
members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747 (due to heavy volume, some callers may
receive a recording). You can also send an email to the State
Department. Please be aware that communications within Haiti are
very difficult at this time.}

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