Getting to Haiti Any Way We Can

This is the internal situation report from HQ as of 1000hrs on 21.01.10:

Boxes · More than 400 on the ground in PAP. · Virgin Atlantic flew 1,000 to Miami. 400 have arrived in PAP and 400 due to arrive today. 500 more are in the air with Virgin and expected in Miami. · 767 plus 100 loose tents in the air from Newquay. Due in PAP but could be diverted to Santa Domingo. · 256 from Curacao expected today but could be delayed because of the situation at the airport. · 400 boxes were sent to France last week. 12 have arrived in PAP. 56 are on the way to Martinique and will be flown to PAP with French military. 132 set to leave Vatry, France today. Unclear if direct to PAP or via Martinique. 200 en route to Santa Domingo with French Red Cross. · 1,100 current at HQ awaiting dispatch. More being packed.

Teams · Port au Prince, Haiti: David Eby (US), Wayne Robinson (US), Mark Pearson (UK) and Lasse Petersen (UK). To be joined today by Ian Neal (UK) and John Mackie (US).
· Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic: Forward logistics team Andrew Biss (UK) and Sean Halbert (UK).
· Miami, USA: Mark Dyer (US), John Lacquey (US) and Steve Tonkinson (US). To be joined by Elke Kruger (DE)
· En route: Jane Nash (UK) and Gary McCafferty (UK) flying with boxes from Newquay. Due into PAP but might have to land in Santa Domingo. John Diksa (FR) also en route from France and expected in Santa Domingo

Operations · Team in PAP all ok. First tents are being used as emergency field hospitals as a priority – amputations are happening regularly and people need a secure environment to recover from the trauma of the operation and avoid the risk of infection. There is a desperate need for emergency hospitals. Amputations are expected to spiral into the thousands. Tents are needed for the operations to be performed in but also for initial patient recovery. The elements in Haiti, with heat, rain and dust, as well as the horrendous situation on the ground, mean the risk of infection is huge. With people using our tents to recover in the risk of infection is greatly reduced and the chance of survival is greatly increased. By using a small consignment of tents as emergency hospitals, ShelterBox is saving lives with immediate effect. As ever, are aim is to ensure the people in most need get aid as quickly as possible.
· The team are assessing the best sites for a large scale distribution. Still looking at Leogane, worst affected area, to the SW of PAP.
· Communication with the team is difficult. Urged to keep them to a minimum.
· The plan is to commit more boxes and people into PAP and backfill the forward logistics positions.

Added info · 3 months worth of effort has taken place in a week.
· We’re fully equipped to deal with the current situation.