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On January 29, 2010, a group of ten American Baptist missionaries from Idaho attempted to cross the Haiti-Dominican Republic border with 33 Haitian children. The group, known as the New Life Children's Refuge, [ 1 ] did not have proper authorization for transporting the children and were arrested on kidnapping charges.
Air Canada, the Canadian flag carrier airline, dispatched a dedicated relief flight from Montreal to Port-au-Prince carrying a full load of humanitarian supplies and about 100 search and rescue technicians from the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM), and the Sûreté du ...
Missionary Flights International (MFI) is a Florida-based charity that operates flights between Florida and areas of need in the Caribbean, primarily Haiti.MFI was founded in 1964 by Reverend Don H. Beldin; [1] a notable past president is Richard Snook. [2]
Ten search and rescue dogs were also on board, says the Ministry of Interior. [196] The time delay of sending the team has been strongly criticized in the Polish media. The Polish government announced it will send US$150,000 in aid to the Red Cross. [197] The Polish Medical Mission will also send a group of doctors and a field hospital. [198]
The Los Angeles County Fire Department urban search and rescue workers pulls Haitian woman from the earthquake debris in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 17, 2010. U.S. Air Force pararescueman climb a ladder to save a survivor at the collapsed building in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 19, 2010.
Haiti Arise, an organization based in Grand-Goave, Haiti which also with branches in Canada and the United States, established an earthquake relief fund. The Canadian branch undertook a significant fund-raising campaign, with every dollar raised being matched by the Canadian government. [63] They worked to distribute water, rice, and other ...
Medical aid for the Haiti earthquake became a military-style operation. At least 20 countries provided manpower, supplies or financial aid to Haiti, while the most immediate foreign assistance was being provided by military and humanitarian contingents from neighboring Dominican Republic. [21]
Task Force Danbi [1] (Korean: 단비부대 [2]) is the South Korean military mission to Haiti for earthquake relief in the aftermath of the 12 January 2010 earthquake. This became South Korea's sixth UN Peacekeeping Mission. [3] The mission is expected to last until 31 December 2010. [3] [needs update]