Latest from Haiti

This is the latest situation report, as of 1045hrs Saturday, January 16, below:

• 256 boxes from Curacao are due to be flown in to Port au Prince by tonight
• Good comms with three man response team (David Eby, Wayne Henderson and Mark Pearson) in Port au Prince, Haiti
• Logistics team of Mark Dyer and John Lacquey are in Miami
• They will be joined by Ian Neal arriving tonight (our time) who will go out to Port au Prince with boxes as soon as, probably by boat
• Boxes have been packed through the night at HQ and more are being packed today and tonight.
• Virgin Atlantic flying boxes to Miami
• Still investigating charter options for next 1,000 boxes, possibly going from Newquay
• Red Cross flight from France may go out Tuesday
• Have quotes from Ian Neal: ‘I’m tasked with delivering emergency shelter to people affected by the earthquake. I’m just focusing on the good we can do. Every disaster comes with shocking images but I’m going to focus on giving help to the people who have survived the earthquake. We’re just waiting for the ShelterBoxes to arrive which should be very soon.’
• Mark Pearson quote from Port au Prince: ‘It’s utter chaos at the airport. Buildings have been completely destroyed, the hospital has been destroyed. It’s a full scale emergency, there’s so much destruction. The priority at the moment is search and rescue and then after that aid, so obviously there’s frustration. There’s no fuel and people are hunting for water. It’s difficult to put the scale of destruction into words.’