MESSAGE: 7.0 HAITI EARTHQUAKE UPDATE #11 (As at 16:00 hrs, January 31, 2010)

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SIT REP #11 HAITI EARTHQUAKE By CDEMA Sunday, January 31, 2010 MESSAGE: 7.0 HAITI EARTHQUAKE UPDATE #11 (As at 16:00 hrs, January 31, 2010) 1.0 SITUATION OVERVIEW: Emergency relief and respnse peratins cntinue in Haiti fllwing the earthquake n January 12 2010. There has been a mass exdus ut f the capital Prt au Prince with migratin f peple t the nrth and suthwest f the Island ttaling arund 235,000. The Gvernment f Haiti remains challenged in managing and crdinating the relief effrts. Requests have been made t CARICOM t supprt the urgent needs fr supplies related t the prvisin f shelter and ther humanitarian aid. The President f the Republic f Haïti has declared the pririties fr Haïti at this time as fllws: Pririty 1 Husing and Shelter Pririty 2 Health Care Pririty 3 Fd and Water 1.1 PRIORITY NEEDS: 1.1.1 Husing and Shelter Shelter remains the mst immediate need as there are nearly ne millin peple withut adequate shelter. It is estimated that 200,000 tents are needed and that family tents are urgently required. Tents are als needed fr strage and medical use. Due t the urgency f the need fr shelter, the Gvernment is appealing fr the tents t be shipped by the quickest means, preferably aircraft. Several Participating States have pledged tents in respnse t urgent call made by the Haitian gvernment. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Crdinating Unit is als surcing new tents frm suppliers in the value f US$250,000. Other tents are als being prvided thrugh the fur sub reginal fcal pints. 1.1.2 Health Care The pririties identified by the Gvernment f the Republic f Haïti are the prvisin f: 1

a. Primary Health Care b. Mbile Clinics c. Hspital (surgeries) 1.1.3 Fd and Relief Supplies There are still many challenges in getting fd and relief supplies t the peple. Ready t eat meals and ther staples are urgently needed. Adequate supplies f ptable water are als a pririty. UNICEF estimates that apprximately 300,000 children frm age tw and yunger may require supprt fr infant and yung child feeding. 2.0 REGIONAL ACTIONS: 2.1 Dnr Crdinatin and Supprt The Executive Directr f CDEMA, Mr. Jeremy Cllymre visited Haiti n January 27-28, 2010. The Executive Directr s missin was instrumental in: i. Prviding guidance t the Gvernment f Haiti in strengthening/framing the specific requests and supprt fr imprved dnr crdinatin frm the internatinal cmmunity; ii. iii. Making specific recmmendatins fr use f the infrmatin frm the cluster grups, as an input int mapping cntributins t date, identifying areas f peratin and the targeted beneficiaries; Identifying the needs and challenges fr cmmunity peratins n the grund. A key utput f his missin was that the Gvernment f Haïti fully supprts CARICOM s interventin in the health sectr. 2.2 CARICOM Cntingent The CARICOM Cntingent has been perating frm tw bases in Prt-Au-Prince; Camp Restre Cmfrt at the Tussaint L Ouverture Internatinal Airprt and the Fd fr the Pr (Haiti) facility in Rue Barbancurt. The CARICOM Special Crdinatr, (BG (R) Earl Arthurs, departed Haïti n Saturday January 30, 2010. Ms. Dawn French has assumed duties as the Special Crdinatr fr an interim perid. As f the 28 January, 2010 the cmpsitin f the CARICOM Cntingent ttaled 213 frm eleven cuntries in the regin: 184 military and ther disciplined frces, 25 medical persnnel, 4 Technical Team. 2

2.2.1 Strengthening Haiti s Civil Prtectin Agency Strengthening f the Haïtian Civil Prtectin Agency t lead in addressing the pririty needs f Haiti including shelter management and relief supplies has been the fcus f the CARICOM Technical Team. The Technical team n the grund cmprising Ms. Dawn French the Natinal Disaster Crdinatr fr NEMO Saint Lucia alng with Mr. Luke Bethel frm the Bahamas and Mr. Rn Mbeley f the Virgin Islands, have been instrumental in prducing the fllwing in cllabratin with and in supprt f the Gvernment f Haiti thrugh Haiti Civil Prtectin: Guidelines fr Relief Supplies Cllectin Pints, Warehuses & Distributin Centers The purpse f this dcument is t prvide clear guidance fr the prcedures t be taken in relatins t Relief Supply Cllectin, Strage and Distributin by the Haïtian Disaster Cmmittee. It aims t ensure an accuntable mechanism that will dcument all transactins f relief supply dnated r purchased by the Haïtian Gvernment in the respnse and recvery phases t the earthquake in 2010. It will als facilitate the distributin f relief supplies t the needy in a timely fashin. Guidelines fr the Establishment and Running A Camp Site This tl prvides guidance n strategic crdinatin and management f Mid t Lng Term Camping at campsites in the Republic f Haïti fllwing the impact f an earthquake n 3rd January 2010. It respnds t gvernment f Haïti requested fr 200, 000 tents t mderate cnditins. The guidelines inter alia prvide guidance n the fllwing: Identificatin and selectin f campsite lcatin. Selectin, distributin and erecting f tents n campsite. Selecting and training f Camp managers and assistants. Rules and regulatins fr campsite. Campsite Cmmand Structure. Wrk Prgramme fr Technical Teams frm CARICOM The Technical Supprt team has develped a wrk prgramme fr technical supprt teams being deplyed t Haiti frm CARICOM. The immediate fcus is n: Enhancement f the relief supplies management system fcusing n the cllectin, strage and distributin f supplies - thrugh a cllabrative mechanism invlving the Gvernment and the UN Cluster grup. 3

Enhancement f the Natinal Emergency Operatins Center Guidelines and develpment f SOPs. Streamlining f the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA) prcess. 2.2.2 CARICOM Operatins The CARICOM cntingent als cntinues t supprt the fllwing tasks: i. Medical Services ver 1,000 persns have been treated thrugh CARICOM assistance in Haiti. This has been thrugh the Bernard Mevs Hspital and the Cmmunity Hspital f Freres as well as the CARICOM clinic at the Fd fr the Pr cmpund, which sees apprximately 90 persns daily. Medical assistance is being prvided thrugh the sub-reginal fcal pint, Jamaica. ii. iii. iv. Relief Distributin - The CDRU team cntinues t supprt the distributin f relief supplies as well as assessing suitable areas fr strengthening f CARICOM medical services. Cnvy Security the CARICOM frces have been instrumental in prviding cnvy security fr its wn distributin, Fd fr the Pr (FFP) and ther small NGOs wrking in areas nt being serviced with relief supplies. Search & Rescue fifteen search and rescue peratins were cnducted which resulted in the rescue f six persns, including tw children. The SAR peratins have been std dwn. v. Emergency Centre Operatins - The Natinal Emergency Operatins Centre (NEOC) supprt team deplyed by CARICOM cntinue t fcus n releasing the immense backlg f relief supplies and fd at the airprt which are accumulating and trickling ut. vi. vii. Partnerships Partnerships are being established with NGOs, Internatinal Organizatins such as FFP, UN and USAID fr advancing respnse supprt t Haiti. Other Activities - Engineering teams cntinue t assess structures in several lcatins with a view t cnducting much needed repairs and recnstructin. 3.0 Reginal Fund Raising and Pledges (Updated) CARICOM has established an accunt at the First Caribbean Internatinal Bank in Barbads, fr the channeling f financial aid t supprt relief effrts. The Gvernment f Australia signed an agreement n Friday January 29, 2010 with CDEMA t facilitate the handing ver f an initial AUS$1 millin fr humanitarian assistance t 4

earthquake ravaged Haiti. Australia has already cntributed AUS$5 millin dllars fr immediate emergency assistance t Haiti and further AUS$5 millin fr lnger term recnstructin. The United Kingdm has dnated US$ 35 millin t the relief effrt, with US$ 3.5 earmarked fr future Disaster Risk Reductin supprt. PLEDGES AND SUPPORT AS OF JANUARY 31, 2010 CARICOM STATES Fire and Rescue Service wrking thrugh a Miami Fire Agency t prvide supprt t respnse teams Anguillan Red Crss has set up tw accunts t receive Anguilla dnatins fr Haiti Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue Team available fr deplyment Cast Guard Bats (thirty (30) persn capacity) Bahamas Plice and Military persnnel Bermuda 6-7 seater aircraft Artisans and Military assistance Mechanism and Military persnnel fr the crdinatin f relief effrts Barbads Medical supplies (details t be frwarded) Belize aircraft available t transprt eight (8) persns and supplies hwever aircraft fuel and maintenance fr pilts will be required (sstatin established in Jamaica fr easy deplyment) Services Belize Fd, clthing, military manpwer Financial pledges in excess f EC$100,000 have been cllected Have laded tw cntainers weighing apprximately 15-20 tns each with bttled water, clthing, and tiletries these are lcated at the Dminica Wdbridge Bay Prt in Rseau awaiting the first available vessel t the cllectin pint in Jamaica and r Haiti Anther 5 tns f items have been cllected t fill an additinal cntainer fr future shipment A number f trained persns have been identified fr pssible Dminica deplyment t assist at varius levels and capacities Financial pledge f US$ 1 Millin; US$13,000 raised 2 cntainers lumber Guyana Bttled water, bttled refined il and pharmaceuticals Financial pledge f US$100,000 Sliciting dnatins f water and transprtatin frm the Grenada Grenada diaspra 5

Jamaica St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tbag Turks and Caics Islands Virgin Islands PLEDGES AND SUPPORT AS OF JANUARY 31, 2010 CARICOM STATES Grenada Bradcasting Televisin scheduled a telethn n January 18 th t raise funds fr Haiti Released frmer Natinal Disaster Crdinatr fr deplyment as Special Crdinatr f the CDRU Crisis respnse Jamaica Defence Frce vessel being deplyed t Haiti with 254 sldiers and 29, medical persnnel Relief supplies Agreed t be the staging grund fr the CARICOM respnse Gvernment f St. Kitts & Nevis will establish a Haiti Slidarity Fund at the St. Kitts/Nevis/Anguilla Natinal Bank t help Haiti earthquake victims Directr f the Natinal Emergency Management Organisatin (NEMO) deplyed t Haiti fr EOC supprt Gvernment f St. Lucia reprted that Haiti Earthquake Appeal Fund launched EC$57, 000 25ft cntainer with water; 40ft cntainer with fd supplies Initial financial pledge f $US 1 millin Made available military and plice trps t assist in the security and relief effrts Laded a 40ft cntainer with blankets, water and stretchers ready t be shipped t Haiti Suriname Fire Department has a rescue unit and Hi-Jet helicpters ready t be deplyed Team f disaster medical persnnel and Search and Rescue persnnel available fr deplyment US$ 1 Millin Services Offer fr use f TCI as a staging pint fr reginal and internatinal relief persnnel and/r gds District Cmmissiner f Nrth Caics and the TCI Natinal Disaster Crdinatr have ffered themselves t prvide EOC supprt in Haiti Medical supplies and medical persnnel An 8-man team ready fr deplyment t Haiti fr supprt in Search and Rescue - team is self-sufficient and fully funded; cmprises heavy equipment peratrs, engineers, bilingual speakers and cnstructin persnnel Financial pledge f $US800,000 Search and Rescue Experts Natinal Disaster Persnnel t supprt the staging peratins in Jamaica and the Civil Defense mechanism in Haiti 6

PLEDGES AND SUPPORT AS OF JANUARY 31, 2010 CARICOM STATES Technical persnnel available fr deplyment in specialty areas REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS University f the West Indies (UWI) Technical engineering services Caribbean Develpment Bank (CDB) US $200,000 Reginal Security System (RSS) Internatinal Telecmmunicatin Unin (ITU) 26 persn CDRU team prepared fr deplyment t Haiti January 20, 2010 Allcated ver US$1millin Equipment and persnnel being deplyed t re-establish cmmunicatin links Setting up a cmplete cellular system t enable wireless cmmunicatin links REGIONAL CORPORATE ENTITIES Digicel US$ 1M pledged t the relief effrt Cnfirmed that shipping f relief supplies will be dne in cnjunctin with the Red Crss DHL DHL Barbads has pledged a financial cntributin UPS Reduced shipping rates fr supplies t Haiti Pledged ne aircraft and pilts t supprt t assist with Haiti s LIAT electric utilities Launching a TEXT appeal and all funds received will be made LIME Jamaica available t CDEMA fr the reginal respnse t Haiti One Caribbean Media (OCM) netwrk CARILEC Has raised mre than US$ 500,000 in pledges fr Haiti during a five-hur radithn heard in Grenada, St. Lucia, Barbads, Antigua, St. Kitts, Mntserrat, Trinidad and Tbag Stands ready t ffer an apprpriate crdinated respnse (mnetary r material) n the needs f the Haiti electric utility assessment f the damage t electric utility required INTERNATIONAL/PARTNERS Puert Ric Offer f emergency vectr cntrl services Gvernment f Canada Earkmarked up t 50 millin dllars t the relief effrt Dnated US$ 35 millin t the relief effrt, with US$ 3.5 British Gvernment earmarked fr future Disaster Risk Reductin supprt Australia Agency fr Internatinal Develpment AU$10 millin pledged t Haiti Earthquake effrt with AU$1millin t be channeled thrugh CDEMA CONTACT DETAILS: The CDEMA CU 24-hur cntact number is (246) 425 0386. 7