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The French military off-loads heavy equipment at the Port international de Port-au-Prince on January 25, 2010.
Opération Séisme Haiti 2010 (Operation Haiti Earthquake 2010) is France's military relief operation for the 12 January 2010 earthquake.[1]
The priorities for the mission are rescue efforts, search for the missing, medical aid, security, retrieving French citizens, organizing humanitarian aid, and delivery.[2]
The operation started on Wednesday 13 January 2010.[3]
Contents
Force composition
- 3 Casa aircraft from the Franche-Comté squadron[3][4]
- 2 Hercules transport aircraft from the Franche-Comté squadron[3][4]
- 2 navy ships,[3]
- 1 military Airbus A310[3]
- 1er régiment du Service militaire adapté (RSMA)[1]
- elements of the 33e Régiment d'infanterie de marine (RIMa)[4]
- a Dash 8 airliner[4]
Mission timeline
As of 14 January 2010, Siroco had left for Haiti.[5]
As of 15 January 2010, 240 personnel and 30 tonnes of freight were on the ground, and 239 French nationals had been rescued.[3]
As of 16 January 2010, a field hospital was delivered.[6] As of 19 January 2010, 400 personnel, mostly police and civil rescue units, and 48 tonnes of freight were delivered by the mission. 500 French and European nationals had been evacuated.[2] Francis Garnier left port in Antilles, making for Haiti.[5]
As of 20 January 2010 Francis Garnier had docked at the Port international de Port-au-Prince and started offloading relief supplies.[7]
As of 24 January 2010, Siroco arrived at Port-au-Prince and anchored in the bay, delivering 2000 tonnes of aid. It is equipped with four helicopters, two landing craft, two operating theatres and 50 hospital beds.[8][9]
As of 27 January 2010, Francis Garnier left to return to Fort-de-France.[10]
As of 28 January 2010, about 600 troops are engaged in relief operations. Over 220 tonnes of aid has been delivered.[9]
As of 30 January 2010, over 126 have been medevaced to Fort-de-France and Pointe-à-Pitre. Over 38 operations have been performed, by the team of 21 at French military field hospital and aboard Siroco.[11]
Elements of 33e RIMa have set up in Port-au-Prince.[4] The 1er RSMA has been setting up refugee tent camps.[1]
As of 20 February 2010, Siroco has left Haiti, and headed for its home port of Toulon.Siroco ends its mission and heads for home.[12][13]
As of 5 March 2010, Siroco has arrived home in Toulon.[12][13]
See also
- Operation Hestia - Canadians counterpart
- Operation Unified Response - American counterpart
References
- ^ a b c (French) Le Cawa, "26/01/10 - Séisme Haïti : le commandant des FAA inspecte le dispositif militaire français en Haïti", Ministry of Defence (France), 26 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ a b (French) Casa Free, "Actualité Mondiale : Séisme en Haïti : L'armée française évacue plus de 500 personnes vers les Antilles", 20 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ a b c d e f (French) Le Point, 'Haïti : mise en place d'un "fonds Clinton-Bush pour Haïti"', 16 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ a b c d e f g (French) TV5, "Opération séisme Haïti : Point de situation", Ministère de la Défense (France), 1 February 2010 (accessed 2 February 2010)
- ^ a b c d (French) Mer et Marine, "Haïti : La France envoie le Francis Garnier et le Siroco", 18 January 2010 (accessed 2 February 2010)
- ^ (French) Obs, "Un hôpital de campagne de la Sécurité civile devrait être bientôt opérationnel en Haïti", AP, 17 January 2010 (accessed 2 February 2010)
- ^ Strait Times, "Haiti's main port reopening", AFP, 21 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ Defense News, "French Warship Arrives Off Haiti With Aid", Agence France-Press, 24 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ a b (French) Mer et Marine, "Haiti : Une miraculée soignée sur le TCD Siroco", 29 January 2010 (accessed 2 February 2010)
- ^ TV5 Monde, "Opération séisme Haïti : Point de situation", Ministère de la Défense, 1 February 2010
- ^ (French) Le Cawa, "Opération séisme Haïti 2010", 30 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ a b (French) Portail des sous-marins, "Retour du TCD Siroco à Toulon en provenance d’Haiti", Marine Nationale (CECMED), 4 March 2010 (accessed 12 March 2010)
- ^ a b (French) CAWA, "Haiti : retour sur l'aide du Siroco", Ministère de la Défense, 7 March 2010 (accessed 12 March 2010)
2010 Haiti earthquake Affected geography Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone – Haiti – Ouest: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement (Port-au-Prince [ Bel Air ] · Carrefour · Cité Soleil · Gressier · Pétionville) · Léogâne Arrondissement (Léogâne · Grand-Goâve · Petit-Goâve) — Sud-Est: Jacmel Arrondissement (Jacmel)Humanitarian response National governments · NGOs · For-profit organizations · MINUSTAHAid operations Unified Response (USA) · Hestia (Canada) · Séisme Haiti (France) · White Crane (Italy) · Danbi (Republic of Korea) · Hispaniola (Spain) · United Nations Security Council Resolution 1908 (MINUSTAH)Benefits & fundraising Canada for Haiti · Ensemble pour Haïti · Hope for Haiti Now (album) · Hit for Haiti · Clinton Bush Haiti Fund · Digicel Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund · "Everybody Hurts" · "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" · "Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti" · Young Artists for Haiti ("Wavin' Flag") · "I Put a Spell on You" · "We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube Edition)" · Download to Donate for HaitiSee also: List of earthquakes in Haiti and List of 21st-century earthquakesCategories:- 2010 Haiti earthquake relief
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