One week after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, aid began gradually to organize Tuesday, January 19. American helicopter-borne troops have taken positions in such strategic locations in Port-au-Prince to secure humanitarian operations to respond to a population at bay.
The Americans in charge. The Americans have increased their presence in Haiti, Tuesday, January 19, as they had announced on Monday (read the view of Barack Obama: In tragic times, the United States respond and provide assistance). U.S. helicopter troops took up positions at strategic locations in the capital to secure humanitarian operations. Meanwhile, the first Marine reached 16 km southwest of Port-au-Prince. The nuclear aircraft carrier Carl Vinson U.S. has begun to distribute to victims of desalinated drinking water on board. Some 7 500 GI’s are now on site (see The United States in Haiti, a leadership issue, and notes the blog The American presence in Haiti or the demons of Obama).
Security. The Mission of the United Nations Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH), the security situation in Port-au-Prince remained stable, with violence and looting limited and localized. The Security Council UN has also unanimously approved the request of the Secretary General of UN, Ban Ki-moon to send 3 500 more peacekeepers to Haiti to strengthen MINUSTAH. It already has 11 000 troops in the country.
Aid was organized. Despite initial difficulties in distributing aid due to coordination problems, the spokesman for the World Food Program (WFP), Emilia Casella said he had so far been able to provide assistance to “at least 270 000 people “(read the article Despite logistical problems, help is organized in Haiti). On the relief front, the urgency now is to avoid a health catastrophe: without access to safe water and sanitation, the risks of epidemics are increasing every moment.
Medical care. Doctors believe that the great challenge of coming days will focus on caring for tens of thousands of people injured and made homeless by the disaster, as explained Hans Van Dillen, head of mission of Doctors Without Borders, “C is gangrene everywhere you amputate at the chain. On the sixth day they entered the radical surgery because they can not do anything. ” (See portfolio At hospitals in Port-au-Prince, is amputated at the chain). In Port-au-Prince, eight hospitals, half of which are structures in the country, are operational, and six others are expected soon to be. The U.S. hospital ship Comfort, with 1 000 beds on board, is expected in the coming days.
National mourning. Haiti declared a national mourning for 30 days. 70 000 corpses have been buried in mass graves, as the Secretary of State for Literacy (read the blog post Giving the dead their dignity). U.S. forces believe that the death toll could reach 200 000, but the results remain vague (See note Blog 70 000 100 000 200 000 … The impossible toll). The quake also killed at least 250 000 were injured and 1.5 million homeless. Since last Tuesday, the day of the earthquake, “at least 90 survivors” were taken from rubble, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs UN. The population, helpless, pray for return of the “miraculous” finds refuge in religion (see the portfolio at the ruins, Haitians sought refuge in faith). The Haitian government has announced it in the evening that the quake had caused 75 000 deaths, 250 000 injuries and one million homeless.
Large donations. In Santo Domingo, the first international meeting on reconstruction said that Haiti needs ten billion dollars over five years to recover (see Article Ten billion dollars to rebuild Haiti). The UN has launched an emergency appeal for $ 575 million, reported having received 105 million dollars as of January 18. Pledges are at record levels (see Haiti: over 1.2 billion dollars in pledges). Canada offered Tuesday to help 78 million dollars.
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