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US to reopen Port-au Prince
By Doug Newhouse, 1 February 2010
The US army has begun preparations to hand over control of Port-au-Prince Airport to the Government of Haiti so it can reopen the airport for civilian and freight traffic, with aid and military flights expected to be switched to another airport, with Jacmel on the coast currently under consideration.
While no date for the handover has been announced, the move is expected shortly following criticism that the US military has been giving priority to military flights following the devastating earthquake on January 12 which is now estimated to have killed some 200,000 people.
In the meantime, humanitarian flights to Port-au-Prince Airport are expected to resume today after they were suspended last Wednesday because of congestion and 'logistical issues'.
These are understood to have included disagreements over who will pay for the care of injured people who have been taken to the US - primarily Florida - for hospital care.
At the same time hospitals have struggled to cope with the sheer numbers and the US military has been concerned that some hospitals have indicated that they cannot handle any more arrivals. This has prompted severe criticism from some humanitarian organisations and an assurance from The White House that 'mercy flights' will resume today.
In the meantime, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to $102m in new loans to help provide emergency assistance to Haiti, with the provision that it does not need to begin repayments for two years.
By Doug Newhouse, 1 February 2010
The US army has begun preparations to hand over control of Port-au-Prince Airport to the Government of Haiti so it can reopen the airport for civilian and freight traffic, with aid and military flights expected to be switched to another airport, with Jacmel on the coast currently under consideration.
While no date for the handover has been announced, the move is expected shortly following criticism that the US military has been giving priority to military flights following the devastating earthquake on January 12 which is now estimated to have killed some 200,000 people.
In the meantime, humanitarian flights to Port-au-Prince Airport are expected to resume today after they were suspended last Wednesday because of congestion and 'logistical issues'.
These are understood to have included disagreements over who will pay for the care of injured people who have been taken to the US - primarily Florida - for hospital care.
At the same time hospitals have struggled to cope with the sheer numbers and the US military has been concerned that some hospitals have indicated that they cannot handle any more arrivals. This has prompted severe criticism from some humanitarian organisations and an assurance from The White House that 'mercy flights' will resume today.
In the meantime, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to $102m in new loans to help provide emergency assistance to Haiti, with the provision that it does not need to begin repayments for two years.
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