Establishing Air Bridge to Provide Essentials to Port-au-Prince

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On Saturday night, a jet carrying 21 Americans who were escaping Haiti landed in Orlando, Florida. This was the most recent in a string of US-chartered flights from the troubled Caribbean nation, which has collapsed due to political unrest and widespread gang violence.

The plane’s arrival was announced by Florida’s Division of Emergency Management on Sunday. The announcement stated that 35 Americans have been “rescued by state-coordinated emergency flights” to yet.

Those who arrived in Orlando, according to the agency, were provided with a plethora of resources, including as food and drink, housing, medical tests, phones, and ID replacement services.

“Every avenue is being explored by the Division to ensure the safe return of our residents,” stated Executive Director Kevin Guthrie in a press release. “Governor (Ron) DeSantis gave us the directive to take on every obstacle in our way and keep going until the task is finished.”

After receiving multiple requests from Floridians who were stranded in Haiti, DeSantis signed an executive order on March 15 proclaiming a state of emergency in Florida.

As of March 19, almost 1,000 US individuals had completed crisis intake forms, according to State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel, who previously talked with CNN. Hundreds of US people were still in Haiti. People who choose to depart or who want additional information from US officials are included in that figure.

Last Monday, 14 passengers from Haiti arrived at Orlando Sanford International Airport on the first flight coordinated by Florida. Guthrie had stated on Wednesday that there are still about 360 Floridians in Haiti.

The evacuation of American citizens has also been the focus of federal officials. The State Department announced on March 17 that it had flown several Americans to Miami from Cap-Haitien, a city on the north coast of Haiti. The State Department announced on Wednesday that it anticipates that every day that US government flights are chartered, more than thirty Americans will be permitted to board them.

The State Department has stated that the cost of these flights will not beyond the cost of a fair commercial flight prior to the crisis, and Americans participating in them must agree to return the US government for the amount. According to DeSantis, there would be no fees for passengers on the aircraft that touched down in Florida.

Due to the extraordinary attack, the situation in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has drastically worsened, forcing Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. The city’s supply of food, fuel, and water has been cut off by criminal groups, who have also cut off access to the port and highways that leave the city. As a result, citizens have been forced to take refuge in their homes, and the streets have turned into battlegrounds between gangs and the Haiti National Police.

The majority of Haitians are unable to flee.

Few people have the ability to charter private evacuation helicopters out of the city, with the exception of a limited class of wealthy foreigners and diplomats. Several pilots told CNN last week that hundreds of people had placed their names on lists to leave Port-au-Prince by air after seats on private aircraft became available for as much as $10,000.

CNN crews have reported that the capital’s usually crowded streets have turned into ghost towns as inhabitants are afraid to leave their homes for fear of violence. Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and seek refuge in many camps located throughout the city due to attacks and arson.

The United Nations announced that it was attempting to establish an air bridge between Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in order to provide the city with essentials since food and water supplies were running low.