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]
Force composition
edit- 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]
- BATRAL Francis Garnier[5]
- amphibious assault ship Siroco[5]
- 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
edit- 14 January 2010, Siroco left for Haiti.[5]
- 15 January 2010, 240 personnel and 30 tonnes of freight were on the ground, and 239 French nationals had been rescued.[3]
- 16 January 2010, a field hospital was delivered.[6]
- 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 have been evacuated.[2] Francis Garnier left port in Antilles, making for Haiti.[5]
- 20 January 2010 Francis Garnier had docked at the Port international de Port-au-Prince and started offloading relief supplies.[7]
- 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]
- 27 January 2010, Francis Garnier left to return to Fort-de-France.[10]
- 28 January 2010, about 600 troops are engaged in relief operations. Over 220 tonnes of aid has been delivered.[9]
- 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]
- 20 February 2010, Siroco ends its mission, leaves Haiti, and heads for its home port of Toulon.[12][13]
- 5 March 2010, Siroco arrives home in Toulon.[12][13]
See also
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- Operation Hestia - Canadians counterpart
- Operation Unified Response - American counterpart
References
edit- ^ a b c (in French) Le Cawa, "26/01/10 - Séisme Haïti : le commandant des FAA inspecte le dispositif militaire français en Haïti"[permanent dead link], Ministry of Defence (France), 26 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ a b (in French) Casa Free, "Actualité Mondiale : Séisme en Haïti : L'armée française évacue plus de 500 personnes vers les Antilles" Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, 20 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ a b c d e f (in 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 (in French) TV5, "Opération séisme Haïti : Point de situation", Ministère de la Défense (France), 1 February 2010 (accessed 2 February 2010)
- ^ a b c d (in French) Mer et Marine, "Haïti : La France envoie le Francis Garnier et le Siroco", 18 January 2010 (accessed 2 February 2010)
- ^ (in French) Obs, "Un hôpital de campagne de la Sécurité civile devrait être bientôt opérationnel en Haïti" Archived 2010-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, AP, 17 January 2010 (accessed 2 February 2010)
- ^ Straits Times, "Haiti's main port reopening" Archived 2010-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, 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 (in 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
- ^ (in French) Le Cawa, "Opération séisme Haïti 2010"[permanent dead link], 30 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
- ^ a b (in 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 (in French) CAWA, "Haiti : retour sur l'aide du Siroco"[permanent dead link], Ministère de la Défense, 7 March 2010 (accessed 112 March 2010)