Disaster in Haiti, Indonesia to send aid

Indonesia Rapid Response Unit for Disaster Management (SRC-PB) led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to help the Haitian government and the citizens of the newly powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake that destroyed the country.

In his briefing before the SRC-PB officer at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport Jakarta, Thursday (14 / 1) The President said, "I have been ordered to leave Indonesia contingent to Haiti to help."

Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Syamsu Maarif said it made all the preparations, including the number of personnel that will be sent to Haiti, which share the island with the Dominican Republic. "I will coordinate the meeting this afternoon, the team's departure is related to SRC-PB to Haiti. The team will leave Friday (15 / 1)," he said.

The earthquake rocked Haiti on Tuesday (12 / 1) at 16:53 local time, or Wednesday (13 / 1) at 04:53. Thousands were feared dead buried under the rubble by an earthquake. Communication is difficult breakup of the estimated number of casualties and damage.

A Red Cross spokesman Paul Conneally International estimated three million people affected by the earthquake. The main priority now is to find survivors trapped in collapsed buildings.

Two Indonesian men who were in the capital of Haiti, Port-Au-Prince, was found safe and waiting for repatriation, the other three is unknown fate.

Countries bordering the sea with Cuba is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. A series of disasters struck Haiti as well lately. Three hurricanes and one tropical storm hit Haiti in 2008, killing 793 people.

Former French colonies in 2008 was also beaten the political tensions soared following the food prices. As many as 70% of the 10 million inhabitants of Haiti live on less than U.S. $ 2 (Rp19.000) per day. (www.rainbowdiplomacy.com)