The death toll has climbed to nearly 2,100 and the number of injured has already passed 12,000.
- Following the devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14th CCRIF SPC (formerly the Catastrophe Caribbean Risk Insurance Facility) is preparing to make a payment to Haiti of approximately US$ 40 million, representing the maximum coverage limit for benefits under the policy Haiti’s parametric insurance for earthquakes for the current insurance year. To support the Haitian people as quickly as possible, the CCRIF will pay a first tranche of US $15 million to the Government in the coming days and the remaining amount of approximately US $25 million in a 14-day window.
- Because of the major damage suffered by certain branches of commercial banks in the main cities of the Great South region following the earthquake of August 14, 2021, the Professional Association of Banks (APB) announced in a note made public at the beginning this past week, the temporary closure of certain bank branches in the towns of Les Cayes, Jérémie and Aquin.
- The European Union continues to mobilize its emergency aid to Haiti and adding to this list of countries helping Haiti are France, Switzerland and the UNited Kingdom.
- The Haitian National Police (PNH) intends to strengthen its presence on the national road # 2 in order to secure the humanitarian aid convoys intended for the population of the Great South, affected by the earthquake of August 14. To this end, several specialized units of the PNH were mobilized to escort the convoys, the spokesperson for the police institution, Marie Michèle Verrier, told a press conference on Thursday, August 19, 2021.
- The National Emergency Operations Center (COUN) is reminding humanitarian and philanthropic institutions that while they are welcoming international solidarity following the earthquake of August 14, they must comply with the regulations relating to the granting of authorization for receiving drug donations. The Minister of Public Health stresses that the management of expired drugs represents a public health problem for Haiti, due to the lack of technology for adequate destruction, recalling that the disposal of expired drugs has cost 22 million dollars Americans to the Haitian State, after the earthquake of January 12, 2010.
These institutions must, among other things, give the complete list of drugs to be received and warn donors that bottles or jars of drugs already opened are not accepted in Haiti. In addition, they must ensure that the expiry date of drugs is not less than twelve months from receipt in Haiti, except in very serious emergencies, and that no substance marketed for less than five years is part of the donation received, except in emergency cases. It is imperative to wait for the approval of the Ministry before sending anything.
- 200 Marines aboard USS Arlington to rescue Haiti earthquake victims
The American government, according to the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC), announces the arrival in Haiti of 200 marines aboard the USS Arlington on Friday, August 20, 2021 as part of the support of the Americans for the victims of the cataclysm of 14 August.
“USS Arlington departed on August 17 with a landing craft unit from Assault Craft Unit 2 to provide humanitarian assistance and relief following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake on August 14,” we read on the Twitter account of the American embassy in Haiti.
