23233: Leiderman: cooperative disaster response, Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Stuart M Leiderman <leidermn@cisunix.unh.edu>


here are some of the latest bulletins of organizations providing disaster
response to Haiti.  these bulletins give names, contact information,
locations and kinds of relief assistance needed.  more can be found by
following links on their website.

Stuart Leiderman
Environmental Response
leidermn@christa.unh.edu

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http://www.interaction.org/ivan/index.html

Caribbean Storms
InterAction Members Provide Hurricane Relief in the Caribbean
Press Contact: Kim Abbott, 202-667-8227 x115
NGO Contacts: James Bishop, Director of Humanitarian Response, 202-667-8227,
x104
Gottlieb Duwan, Senior Program Associate, x105
Updated September 22, 2004

The InterAction members listed here are accepting contributions for assistance
they or their affiliates are providing to those affected by the Caribbean
storms.

InterAction has also developed guidelines on the most appropriate ways to help
those affected by overseas disasters.

InterAction is a coalition of more than 160 US-based private relief,
international development and refugee assistance organizations. InterAction
members have agreed to abide by a set of standards to ensure accountability to
donors, professional competence and quality of service.

ADRA International
AirServ
American Friends Service Committee
American Jewish World Service
American Red Cross
AmeriCares
Baptist World Aid
Brother's Brother Foundation
Catholic Relief Services
Church World Service
Counterpart International
Direct Relief International
Episcopal Relief and Development
International Relief Teams
MAP International
Mercy Corps
Northwest Medical Teams
Operation USA
Project HOPE
Salvation Army World Service Office
Save the Children
United Methodist Committee on Relief
US Fund for UNICEF
World Concern
World Relief
World Vision

In mid-September, Tropical Storm Jeanne swept north of Haiti, inundating the
country. Flooding and mudslides triggered by the storm have already killed more
than 600 people, and as of September 21 officials were still trying to reach
areas cut off by flood waters. Prior to Tropical Storm Jeanne, Hurricane Ivan
left a path of massive destruction as it moved through the Caribbean. The
sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, Ivan was at times a category-5
storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, reaching sustained winds in excess of 160
mph along portions of its track. The storm devastated Grenada, Jamaica and the
Caymans, and parts of Cuba as it moved north across the central Caribbean. High
winds and flooding caused extensive damage to crops, homes and infrastructure
throughout the region. The agencies listed below are accepting donations for
assistance they or their affiliates are providing to those affected by the
recent severe weather in the Caribbean.

Visit the following links for further information:

ADRA International
Hurricane Ivan Relief Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800.424.ADRA (2372)
www.adra.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Air Serv International
6583 Merchant Place, Suite 100
Warrenton, VA 20187
www.airserv.org
Details of Assistance Provided

American Friends Service Committee
Crisis Fund
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
888-588-2372, ext. 1
www.afsc.org
Details of Assistance Provided

American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018
212-736-2597
www.ajws.org
Details of Assistance Provided

American Red Cross
International Response Fund
2025 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 303-5279
www.redcross.org
Details of Assistance Provided

AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave
Stamford, CT 06902
800-486-4357
www.americares.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Baptist World Aid
Caribbean Relief
405 North Washington Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-790-8980
www.bwanet.org/bwaid
Details of Assistance Provided

Brother's Brother Foundation
Hurricane Ivan
1200 Galveston Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
412-321-3160
www.brothersbrother.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Catholic Relief Services
209 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-625-2220
www.catholicrelief.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Church World Service
Hurricane Ivan /Caribbean
PO Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
800-297-1516
www.churchworldservice.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Counterpart International
ATT: HSUS/HSI Caribbean Disaster Fund
1200 18th St. NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20037
Details of Assistance Provided

Direct Relief International
Hurricane Ivan Emergency Fund
27 S. La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
800 676-1638
www.directrelief.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Episcopal Relief and Development
2004 Hurricane Relief Fund
815 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(800) 334-7626
www.er-d.org
Details of Assistance Provided

International Relief Teams
Hurricane Response - Grenada
3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite C
San Diego, CA 92108
619-284-7979
www.irteams.org
Details of Assistance Provided

MAP International
P.O. Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31521
800.225.8550
www.map.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Mercy Corps
Hurricane Ivan Emergency Fund
Department NR
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208
800-852-2100
www.mercycorps.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Northwest Medical Teams
Hurricane Ivan Relief Fund
PO Box 10
Portland, OR 97207
800-959-4325
www.nwmti.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Operation USA
Hurricane Ivan
8320 Melrose Ave. #200
Los Angeles, CA 90069
800-678-7255
www.opusa.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Salvation Army World Service Office
Monetary Contributions Only
615 Slaters Lane
Alexandria, VA 22313
703-684-5528
www.sawso.org
Details of Assistance Provided

Save the Children
Hurricane Ivan Caribbean Relief
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
1-800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org
Details of Assistance Provided

United Methodist Committee on Relief
UMCOR Advance #982410, Hurricanes 2004
475 Riverside Dr.
Room 330
New York, NY 10115
800-554-8583
www.umcor.org
Details of Assistance Provided

US Fund for UNICEF
ERLZN
333 E. 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
800-4-UNICEF
www.unicefusa.org
Details of Assistance Provided

World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98133
206-546-7201
www.worldconcern.org
Details of Assistance Provided

World Relief
Hurricane Relief
7 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
443-451-1900
www.worldrelief.org
Details of Assistance Provided

World Vision
Hurricane Ivan Relief
P.O. Box 70288
Tacoma, WA 98481-0288
(888) 511 - 6414
www.worldvision.org
Details of Assistance Provided


ADRA International
(September 17, 04)
ADRA will distribute nearly 150,000 pounds of emergency supplies airlifted to
Jamaica (including: plastic sheeting, soap, powdered milk, baby cereal,
tarpaulins, rope, hygiene kits a generator, and 3,000 food boxes cotaining a
two-week food supply for a family of five). A shipment of food and medicine
boxes to Grenada is also planned. ADRA will also assist with the reconstruction
of homes and bovine livestock facilities in Cuba affected by Hurricane Charley.
More detailed information can be found at: http://adra.org/news.html

Air Serv Interational
(September 21, 04)
Air Serv International dispatched its Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft to Haiti
today, responding to the destruction of Hurricane Jeanne that killed at least
600 people in Haiti. The humanitarian air service also sent a King Air 200 to
Grenada, to continue its response to earlier hurricanes in that region, and to
position aircraft for additional storms in the deadly 2004 hurricane season.
The planes will be used to transport humanitarian aid workers and supplies to
areas not readily accessible by road.

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
(September 13, 04)
AFSC is collecting funds and earmarking proceeds from its Crisis Fund to help
those affected by Hurricane Ivan.

American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
(September 13, 04)
AJWS plans to provide assistance for the critical needs of food and shelter to
hurricane victims in Grenada and elsewhere in the Caribbean, and will partner
with local groups to help with reconstruction efforts.

American Red Cross
(September 13, 04)
American Red Cross has sent $55,000 relief supplies, including jerry cans and
hygiene kits, from pre-positioned stocks to support thousands of families in
Grenada. An International Response Team member from the American Red Cross has
deployed to Jamaica as part of Field Assessment and Coordination Team of the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

AmeriCares
(September 13, 04)
AmeriCares relief efforts in response to Hurricane Ivan are underway, with an
emergency response team en route to Jamaica and shipments of relief supplies
prepared for Jamaica and Grenada. AmeriCares will deliver provisions of
rehydration and IV fluids, nutritional supplements, vitamins, and cleaning and
hygiene products.

Baptist World Aid
(September 13, 04)
Baptist World Aid is continuing to work through Baptist groups in the Caribbean
who are already bringing relief to those affected by Hurricanes Charley,
Frances and now Ivan. Funds have been sent to provide relief to those most
affected.

Brother's Brother Foundation (BBF)
(September 13, 04)
BBF sent a medical container on Sept. 15 to the people of Grenada at the
request of the Grenada National Disaster Relief Committee and with the help of
Food For The Poor. BBF is preparing to respond to needs in Jamaica and other
Caribbean locations. In addition to cash donations, BBF is accepting material
donations of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals for this emergency.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
(September 13, 04)
CRS is providing assistance to affected communities in Grenada, Jamaica, Cuba
and Haiti. The immediate response is being carried out through local partners
and includes the provision of emergency food, water, medicine and building
materials. More detailed information can be found at:
http://www.catholicrelief.org/about_us/newsroom/press_releases/
releases.cfm?ID=237

Church World Service (CWS)
(September 13, 04)
CWS is responding to Hurricane Ivan through its long-time partners, including
the Cuban Council of Churches and the Caribbean Conference of Churches. The
response includes material resource provisions, including CWS Gift of the Heart
Health Kits in Jamaica; provision of such kits in Cuba, as well as logistical
and technical assistance there. Financial support is also being provided to
partners.

Counterpart International
(September 15, 04)
Counterpart International is supporting efforts of its affiliate, The Humane
Society of the United States/Humane Society International, to collect funds in
response to urgent needs of local animal shelters and humane organizations in
the Caribbean. HSUS/HSI will provide assistance in cooperation with other
international animal protection organizations.

Direct Relief International
(September 13, 04)
Direct Relief International is providing 16,000 lbs. of medical goods including
pharmaceuticals, nutritional drinks and supplements, and first aid medical
supplies to healthcare facilities located throughout Jamaica. Direct Relief
provides ongoing assistance to Jamaica and is currently accepting in-kind
donations of medical goods - please contact arandopoulos@directrelief.org for
more information about donating.

Episcopal Relief and Development
(September 13, 04) Episcopal Relief and Development is assessing the needs of
people affected by Hurricane Ivan in the Caribbean. ERD plans to work with the
Church of the Province of the West Indies to provide emergency assistance for
humanitarian needs such as food and temporary shelter.

International Relief Teams
(September 16, 04)
International Relief Teams is accepting donations to assist in sending
critically needed emergency medicines to Grenada. This will be an ongoing
effort until emergency medicine needs are met.

MAP International
(September 13, 04)
MAP International has provided nearly $25,000 worth of emergency medical relief
supplies for victims of Hurricane Ivan in Jamaica. Relief supplies primarily
consisted of wound care materials and analgesics. The agency is accepting
in-kind donations of medicine and medical supplies for this emergency.

Mercy Corps
(September 14, 04)
Mercy Corps is accepting donations to help families recover from this
catastrophic hurricane. The organization will work with local groups, passing
funds to them and monitoring their work. Mercy Corps has experience helping
families recover from hurricanes, including 1992's Hurricane Andrew and 1998's
Hurricane Mitch. More detailed information can be found at:
http://www.mercycorps.org/items/2092/

Northwest Medical Teams (NWMT)
(September 17, 04)
NWMT is responding to Hurricane Ivan with medical shipments and supplies. NWMT
is sending medicines and medical supplies with disaster relief teams that will
provide direct medical services to those affected by the hurricane in Jamaica
and Grenada. Additionally, NWMT is collaborating with other partners to ship
containers to resupply health facilities in Jamaica. The agency is accepting
in-kind donations of medicines and medical supplies. More detailed information
can be found at: http://www.nwmti.org/top_stories/top_stories_ef.html

Operation USA
(September 13, 04)
Operation USA has worked in Jamaica and Cuba in past disaster responses and
plans to do so again. The organization has set aside emergency provisions to
air/sea freight to both countries should the need arise and (in Cuba's case) a
request for help be made. Operation USA is accepting bulk in-kind donations
from corporate sources based on established lists of items needed.

Project HOPE
(September 13, 04)
Project HOPE is assessing urgent medical needs in Grenada following the
disaster. Based on this assessment, HOPE will solicit donations of medicines
and related supplies, and cash to ship the donated materials to Grenada.
Project HOPE worked in Grenada in the 1980s and early 90s, helping develop and
improve health systems. Project HOPE is accepting in-kind donations of
medicines and related supplies directly from manufacturers.

The Salvation Army World Service Office
(September 13, 04)
The Salvation Army World Service Office is providing food, shelter, clothing
blankets and counseling for victims, as well as reconstruction materials.

Save the Children
(September 13, 04)
Save the Children's emergency response team arrived in Jamaica on the first
U.S. relief flight to the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. The
agency's top priority is helping ensure the health and safety of children and
their families impacted by the hurricane.

United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
(September 13, 04)
UMCOR is assessing options with a partner, Methodist Churches in the Caribbean
and Americas (MCCA) to respond to the triple-punch of hurricanes over the last
month. The relief agency anticipates providing financial assistance and
volunteers for rebuilding efforts.  UMCOR is accepting material donations of
certain flood cleanup supplies - please refer to the following link for
specifications: http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/kits.cfm.

U.S. Fund for UNICEF
(September 13, 04)
UNICEF plans to use donated funds to provide support in the following sectors:
health and nutrition, education, protection and psychosocial efforts, water and
sanitation, communication, and program support. UNICEF efforts include:
providing basic emergency health supplies for 5,000 people in Grenada; taking
the lead in education in Grenada by providing school-in-a-box kits, tents to
serve as temporary schools, and recreational kits for children in shelters;
providing psychosocial counseling for children and families traumatized by the
sudden collapse of society in Grenada; dispatching UNICEF staff to Grenada to
re-start the education systems as quickly as possible; and sending water and
sanitation specialists to work with national authorities and other agencies to
help repair water systems.

World Concern
(September 14, 04)
World Concern plans to provide seeds, tools and other agricultural inputs.
World Concern has worked in Haiti for almost 30 years in micro-enterprise and
agriculture/food security programs.

World Relief
(September 13, 04)
World Relief will be providing support to the Evangelical Association of the
Caribbean, equipping local churches to respond. World Relief's church-centered
response will focus on emergency aid, including tarps, food, water, and
essential supplies for families who lost their homes and possessions. More
detailed information can be found at:
http://wr.org/featurestories/view.asp?id=30000095.

World Vision
(September 13, 04)
World Vision is planning to airlift early this week medicines, tents, water
purification tablets and other supplies to Jamaica and/or other countries
affecited by Hurricane Ivan. Staff in Mexico also are on alert to possible
heavy damage in the Yucatan Peninsula.

InterAction
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 701
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 667-8227 ia@interaction.org

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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date: 22 Sept 2004

UN responds to needs in flood-stricken Haiti

(New York: 22 September 2004) - The first part of a 7-member UN Disaster
Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team arrives in flood-stricken Haiti today.
The second part of the team arrives tomorrow. The team will support the
Government of Haiti in their response to the emergency and will work with
international aid agencies to make certain critical needs are met as
efficiently as possible.

The situation in Gonaives remains dire. The Haitian Directorate of Civil
Protection (DCP) estimates the total number of dead currently at 691 for the
northern region and the number of missing at some 1,050. The city of Gonaives
is still without electricity and the threat of looting remains high. Living
conditions in the 20 shelters for people displaced by the floods are reportedly
poor.

UN Agencies and their NGO partners are stepping up their response to the crisis
which now affects as many as 175,000 Haitians. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
will send a team of 30 psycho-social workers who will begin their work with the
population already in temporary shelters today. UNICEF has already delivered a
number of maternal health kits for distribution. The World Health Organization
(WHO) will send an evaluation team tomorrow to examine the issue of cold chain
for vaccines and will take tetanus vaccines with them.

One of the most urgent needs is for clean drinking water. UNICEF is ready to
provide 100,000 doses of water purification tablets. The NGO CARE has 100,000
half-litre sachets of water ready for distribution. Several 3,000 gallon water
lorries have been mobilized by various organizations which should be in action
tomorrow. The Ministry of Public Works has already mobilized two water lorries
and two additional lorries should be available tomorrow. Oxfam and other NGOs
are looking at other potential water sources near to Gonaives but outside the
affected area.

For further information, please call: Stephanie Bunker, OCHA NY, 917 367 5126,
mobile 917 892 1679; Elizabeth Byrs, OCHA Geneva, 41 22 917 2653, mobile 41(0)
79 473 4570.

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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Date: 22 Sept 2004

Tropical Storm Jeanne - The Caribbean OCHA Situation Report No. 7

Ref: OCHA/GVA  2004/155
OCHA Situation Report No. 7
Tropical Storm Jeanne - Haiti
22 September 2004

This report is based on the latest information received from the
OCHA-UNDP-Protection Civile coordination team in Gonaives as of 1800hrs, 21
September 2004

1. The Directorate of Civil Protection (DCP) estimates the total number of dead
currently at 691 for the northern region and the number of missing at some
1,050.

2. Access to some parts of the department of L'Artibonite is still impossible
and in others it is still difficult. There is no reliable information yet
available from outlying areas. Some families in Gonaives are already burying
their dead without reporting. Ennery is added to the list of outlying villages
badly affected.

3. There is still no electricity or land-line telephones in Gonaives. Radio
Gonaives is back on the air and is the most effective means of communicating
with the population.

4. Current priorities are body retrieval, starting food and water distribution
and reestablishing communications. The humanitarian effort also requires more
transport and personnel.

National and International Response

- Health

5. UNICEF will send a team of 30 psycho-social workers on 22 September who will
begin their work with the population already in temporary shelters. UNICEF has
also delivered a number of maternal health kits for distribution. WHO will send
an evaluation team tomorrow to examine the issue of cold chain for vaccines and
will take tetanus vaccines with them. At this stage there is no clear need for
additional medicines but this could change in the coming days. The Haitian
Ministry of Health will send 10 health engineers tomorrow to Gonaives with
creoline and other materials to treat the bodies. Argentinean medics continue
to provide health care at the University.

- Shelter and non-food items

6. There are reports that the conditions in the 20 shelters already established
are poor. Alternative solutions are urgently required, bearing in mind security
considerations. The following items are available in-country but will be
insufficient: 10,000 kitchen sets, 6,700 hygiene kits, plastic sheeting for 550
families, 6,600 jerry cans, 150 education kit for 80 children each, and various
clothing items.

- Food

7. It was not possible to carry out food distributions on 21 September, while 5
distribution points had been identified and agreed by the commission set up by
the local authorities. MINUSTAH has agreed to provide security for these
points. Considerable stocks are now in place in Gonaives, mostly in the CARE
warehouse, ready for distribution on the morning of 22 September. WFP has sent
12 lorries from Port-au-Prince, and plans to send the same amount again on 22
September. They brought some 40 tons of foodstuff (rice, beans and vegetable
oil and 4500 loaves of bread from PauP and Cap Haitien). CARE also has 600 tons
of food. The key issue in food distribution remains the scarce capacity for
cooking dried food. The NGO Action Contre la Faim (ACF) is planning to reopen
the school canteens as soon as possible. They are also trying to identify
kitchen sets that their project had distributed in the past for community
kitchens.

- Water

8. CARE has 100,000 half-litre sachets of water ready for distribution. Several
3,000 gallon water lorries have been mobilized by various organizations which
should be in action tomorrow. UNICEF is ready to provide 100,000 doses of water
purification tablets and is looking to procure a further 400,000. The Ministry
of Public Works has already mobilized two water lorries and two additional
lorries should be available tomorrow. Oxfam and other NGOs are looking at other
potential water sources near to Gonaives but outside the affected area.
Lutheran World Federation has made available two water purification units.

- Education

9. UNICEF will send a three person evaluation team tomorrow to examine the
damage to the education sector.

- Agriculture

10. There have been many reports of widespread damage, but with few details, to
agricultural production. FAO will begin assessments on 23 September.

Cash and in-kind contributions

11. The European Commission, through its Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), has
earmarked a EUR 1.5 million (USD 1.8 million) for humanitarian aid to meet
emergency needs in Haiti, focusing on the aid to the most vulnerable people
with emergency shelter, as well as food, drinking water, emergency
communication services, hygiene kits and tarpaulins for house roofing.

12. The Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind,
equivalent to about 12.6 million yen (approximately USD115,000), comprising
blankets, tents, plastic jerry cans, electric generators, sleeping mats and
plastic sheets.

13. USAID/OFDA is providing USD 50,000 to CARE to distribute hygiene kits,
cooking sets, blankets, water containers and other relief supplies to those
most affected.

14. OCHA is providing an emergency cash grant of USD 100,000 (an OCHA cash
grant and a Danish cash grant of USD 50,000 each)

15. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
has launched an emergency appeal for CHF 4.2 million (approximately USD 3.3
million) for Haiti.

16. A United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team has been
dispatched. OCHA is in close contact with the United Nations
Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator's offices in Haiti, and will revert with
further information as it becomes available.

17. This situation report, together with the information on contributions and
other ongoing emergencies is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int

MAP - Haiti: Tropical Storm Jeanne - Situation map (created for OCHA Situation
Report No. 6)

Tel. +41-22-917 1234
Fax: +41-22-917 00 23
E-mail: ochagva@un.org

In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10

Desk Officers:

Mr. Erik Haegglund
E-mail: haegglund@un.org
Direct Tel. +41-22-917 3299

Ms. Masayo Kondo
E-mail: kondo@un.org
Direct Tel. +41-22-917 1977

Press contact:

(GVA) Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 2653
(N.Y.) Ms. Stephanie Bunker, direct Tel. +1-917-367 51 26

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Source: Canadian International Development Agency
Date: 22 Sept 2004

Canada provides relief to flood victims in Haiti

Ottawa - Aileen Carroll, Minister of International Cooperation, and Pierre
Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada will
provide an additional $ 2 million in support of relief efforts to help flood
victims in Haiti. This contribution will be provided by the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA).

"Canada is extremely concerned about the disaster affecting Haiti caused by
tropical storm Jeanne," said Minister Carroll. "These funds will help those
affected and help prevent the spread of disease. We are confident that the
expertise and experience of our partners will ensure that Canada's contribution
gets to where it's most needed."

Canada is providing a $ 2 million contribution to local organizations,
non-governmental organizations, and United Nations agencies to carry out relief
efforts.

The Canadian Forces is also providing a CC-130 Hercules Transport aircraft from
Trenton to airlift CIDA/Canadian Red Cross supplies into Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
today. This immediate deployment of emergency relief items will include plastic
sheeting and blankets and will be distributed by the International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

"All Canadians are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life in Haiti over the
past several days. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of the
victims," said Minister Pettigrew. "Our consular officials are in communication
with registered Canadians in the area affected by flooding and we continue to
monitor the situation through the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince, and in
consultation with the humanitarian organizations working directly with those
affected by this terrible tragedy."

The area surrounding Gonaives and the North West part of Haiti has been
severely affected by tropical storm Jeanne. About 80 per cent of the population
in the Gonaives region has been affected and the death toll has risen to at
least 700 with more than 1,000 people still missing. Most agricultural land in
the Gonaives area is currently flooded.

This announcement is in addition to the $ 50,000 provided in immediate
emergency relief to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies.

All 54 Canadian police officers on peacekeeping duty in Haiti are safe and
engaged in assisting local law enforcement during this crisis. For more
information on the status of Canadian police officers on peacekeeping duty in
Haiti, please see the following link: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Funding for this initiative was provided for in the March 2004 federal budget
and is therefore built into the existing fiscal framework.

Information:

Andrew Graham
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of International Cooperation
Telephone: (819) 953-6238

Media Relations Office
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Telephone: (819) 953-6534

Sbastien Thberge
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Telephone: (613) 995-1851

Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada
Telephone: (613) 995-1874

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Source: Direct Relief
Date: 21 Sept 2004

Hurricane Jeanne, Hurricane Ivan - Direct Relief response

Direct Relief continues to actively monitor the situation in the Caribbean
where several hurricanes have caused serious damage, including Hurricane Jeanne
which has recently devastated the region of Gonaives, in northern Haiti.
Numerous international aid organizations have sent personnel and material
assistance to the affected areas and Direct Relief may send additional
shipments of emergency medical supplies and medicines if further need is
identified.

On September 17, Direct Relief responded to the Hurricane Ivan devastation in
Jamaica with a shipment of over 15,000 lbs. of medicines and medical supplies
(more).

Direct Relief provided immediate and ongoing response to areas of Haiti
affected by major flooding in May of 2004

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Source: British Red Cross
Date: 22 Sept 2004

Red Cross sends aid flight to Haiti

The Red Cross has sent an aid flight to Haiti to help the thousands of people
affected by the flooding that has devastated half the country.

The plane is carrying 5,000 blankets, 1,100 hygiene kits and 900 kitchen sets
to meet the immediate needs of people on the island, many of whom have been
made homeless.

Hardest hit has been the city of Gonaives where it is estimated that 80 per
cent of the population has been affected. Houses in the city have been badly
damaged and hundreds of residents have been forced to take refuge on rooftops
to escape the rising floodwaters.

Philippe Puyo-Tschanz, British Red Cross expert on the region, said: "Many
people have lost everything and we urgently need to provide food, shelter and
clean water. Thousands of families have had their homes ruined or destroyed and
the floodwaters have contaminated the water supply. It's vital that clean water
is provided to prevent this disaster becoming a public health crisis. The
Haitian Red Cross is organising the transport of water into Gonaives."

The hospital in Gonaives has also been badly damaged by the floods and the Red
Cross is working to get the operating theatre up and running again. The Red
Cross has already distributed medical supplies to the area where many people
were injured when their homes collapsed. A Red Cross assessment team is
scheduled to leave for Haiti today to carry out a survey of the needs of the
local population.

One of the immediate priorities to prevent public health problems is to
retrieve and bury the dead. Two sites have been identified for common graves
and the Red Cross, working with the local authorities, will help collect bodies
for identification and temporary burial.

The British Red Cross is currently running an appeal to support people across
the Caribbean who have been affected by the hurricanes.

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Haiti: Red Cross mobilizes to help flood victims

Following the torrential rains that have devastated the coastal city of
Gonaives and other parts of northern Haiti, hundreds of people are dead,
missing or separated from their relatives. An ICRC team, including a water and
sanitation engineer and a doctor, first reached the stricken area on 19
September and delivered a consignment of medical supplies to the local health
authorities.

The same day, the Haitian Red Cross sent a convoy of four trucks carrying
enough relief items for 2,000 families and an ambulance filled with medical
supplies to Gonaives from Port-au-Prince. The ICRC team returned to the area
the next day to further assess the situation and provide medical kits to treat
150 injured people in Gonaives.

Given the scale of the disaster, the Haitian Red Cross, the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the ICRC have all
mobilized their staff and are coordinating their efforts. One of their first
tasks will be to make Gonaives hospital, which was not spared by the floods,
operational again. At the same time, Haitian Red Cross volunteers are
organizing the trucking of water from St Marc to Gonaives, where tens of
thousands of people are in dire need of help. Together with the ICRC, they are
also collecting the dead for identification and temporary burial.

At this stage, the main priorities are to treat the injured (many of whom were
hit by corrugated iron falling from collapsed houses), provide those in need
with food and water, find shelter for the homeless, identify and bury the dead
and dispose of animal carcasses.

While the situation in Gonaives is particularly serious, other parts of
northern Haiti have also been affected, including the coastal town of
Port-de-Paix, the island of La Tortue and the mountainous areas around
Gonaives. During an assessment, an ICRC and Haitian Red Cross team came across
a village situated between Cap Haitien and Gonaives where 28 people had died
and many houses had been destroyed. The road between the two cities has been
cut off by overflowing rivers and the National Society is currently trying to
organize relief for the village.

The ICRC, which has staff permanently based in Cap Haitien, was able to rapidly
deploy a team in the country. The International Federation is currently sending
additional staff and material so that it can soon assume the overall direction
of the Red Cross response.

For further information, please contact:
Wolde Saugeron, ICRC Port-au-Prince, tel.: ++ 509 257 7143 or ++509 525 6268
Benjamin Wahren, ICRC Port-au-Prince, tel.: ++ 509 257 7143 or ++ 509 525 6178
Annick Bouvier, ICRC Geneva, tel.: ++ 41 22 730 2458 or ++4179 217 32 24

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Stuart M. Leiderman
Environmental Response
leidermn@christa.unh.edu
603.776.0055