Haiti earthquake -

disaster relief

National Disaster

- Earthquake

- 7.0 Magnitude

- Devastates Port-au-Prince (Haiti Capital)

Official Death Toll

- 112,250 dead

- 194,000 injured

- unknown number are missing

as of 24th Jan 2010

Response

Extensive damage to the nations capital including Hospitals, government agencies, buildings housing international organisations have been severly damaged or destroyed completely.

Situation

Conditions in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince remain critical, if not dire, with emergency efforts focused on continuing rescue of those trapped underneath rubble. The full extent of damage is staggering, with the UN estimating that a full 50 percent of the worst-hit areas had been totally destroyed.

Frustration is rising among residents about the problems in getting assistance to earthquake survivors - with some reports of looting - though the capital city remained calm, The New York Times reported. Tremors and aftershocks rocked Port-au-Prince overnight, as residents remained outdoors without electricity or phone service, the Times reported.

Aid agencies are trying to face the challenges of getting assistance to those who need it in the face of continued logistical challenges that include damaged or destroyed roads and other infrastructure. Agencies are now looking to the neighbouring Dominican Republic as the hub for humanitarian response until access in Haiti improves. Source: CWS 15/10/10

Port-au Prince, the capital city of Haiti has been devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck the island on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Damage has been of catastrophic proportions with almost 80 percent of the structures in the capital destroyed. There has been significant loss of life and it is estimated that approximately three (3) million people (or one third of the population) has been affected.

Source: CDEMA 15/10/10

FTH field reports

21/1/10 - Day Two Blog Update

"We set up four distribution points; three in Petionville and one in Cite Soleil, the notorious slum district of lower Port au Prince, where Pastor Astrel Vincent has dedicated years of time, treasure, and talent to lift lives young and old to new planes of promise and dignity.

He has about 200 families camped in the church yard. Families that live in the poorest part of the poorest city in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. And now the very little they could call home has been taken away."

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20/1/10 - Day One Blog Update

Stefan Radelich and Lamar Austin from FTH USA have arrived in Haiti and despite intermittent communication drop-outs were able to post this blog update.

"Received a txt from Joe K. yesterday... Suzie contacted him that the children's home in Cazeau had to be evacuated; walls had fallen down, supplies had run out, and the already bad neighborhood was getting worse. Way worse. Bands of guys roaming the streets with machetes, looking & looting worse.

Courageously they transported 150 or so kids, most with mental & physical disabilities one hour north of the city to a new facility that is in the process of being finished. Not finished yet, but an oasis away from the chaos and concerns of the capital..."

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fth media updates

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u.n. situation reports

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Latest Report #13 released 25/1/10

OCHA SitRep #12

- As of 24 January, the Government estimates the death toll from the 12 January earthquake at 112,250 deaths and 194,000 injured.

- More than 235,000 people have left Port-au-Prince using the free transportation provided by the Government. The largest influx, some 62,000 people, is in Artibonite department.

- Ready-to-eat meals are needed for the short term to cover food needs.

- The number of people living in temporary shelter sites in Port-au-Prince could be as high as 800,000, according to the Shelter Cluster.

- Water continues to be distributed daily at 115 sites in Port-au-Prince reaching an estimated 235,000 people.

OCHA SitRep #13

- As of 24 January, the Government estimates the death toll from the 12 January earthquake at 112,250 deaths and 194,000 injured.

- More than 235,000 people have left Port-au-Prince using the free transportation provided by the Government. The largest influx, some 62,000 people, is in Artibonite department.

- Ready-to-eat meals are needed for the short term to cover food needs.

- The number of people living in temporary shelter sites in Port-au-Prince could be as high as 800,000, according to the Shelter Cluster.

- Water continues to be distributed daily at 115 sites in Port-au-Prince reaching an estimated 235,000 people.

- The number of injured people that need surgical interventions is diminishing, according to WHO/PAHO.

- Traffic congestion is major issue in Port-au-Prince, especially in the area of the airport.

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Latest Report #13 released 25/1/10

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secular media reports

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Feed The Hungry Ministry in Haiti

Ministering in Haiti since February, 1989
Over $6 million pounds of food and relief supplies shipped into Haiti over the years
Feed The Hungry provides a daily meal to 2,200 children in Haiti through the Every Child Every Day program
Last major emergency response was in 2008 when three Atlantic hurricanes swept over the island nation

FTH has prepared several video updates during 2008 on our work in Haiti as part of our orphanage support program Feeding "EveryChild EveryDay".

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