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Haiti

Haiti Earthquake 2010: Situation Report 1600 hrs 01 March 2010

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- Emergency shelter, transitional shelter (where appropriate), refuse clearing, hygiene promotion, faecal and waste management needs are immediate and continuing priorities. We are encouraging other donors to address those needs with us.

- UNOCHA's Revised Flash Appeal for $1.44 billion over 12 months has been launched.

- There are some indications that people are moving to towns from rural areas and from towns to Port-au-Prince where assistance is most widely available.

- According to IOM the total number of displaced persons stands at roughly 585,250 individuals.