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Updated Friday, January 15, 2010 9:47 am TWN, The China Post news staff and CNA



	The nation's Ambassador Hsu Mien-sheng, seated center, and Minister Extraordinary Chi Wang-teh, in a wheelchair on the left, arrive in the neighboring Dominican Republic for medical treatment from Haiti. Both were injured by the quake after the building of the ROC Embassy in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was damaged by the devastating tremblor. (CNA) Enlarge Photo

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More aid, relief sent for Haitian quake victims

There are currently 30-plus Taiwanese nationals in Haiti, including embassy and technical mission staff, employees of Taiwan's Overseas Engineering and Construction Co. (OECC) and individual business people.

The search and rescue personnel dispatched by the government are scheduled to arrive in the Dominican Republic Friday

The staff at the nation's embassy in Dominican Republic have leased three charter planes to airlift the rescuers as well as relief supplies and equipment to Port-au-Prince.

The three planes will park at an international relief command center at the Haitian capital for the use of the Taiwanese squad during its search and rescue operations.

The Taiwanese team of 23 workers and two search and rescue dogs along with six containers of relief goods and 3,000 kilograms of equipment departed Taipei late Wednesday for a post-disaster mission in Haiti via Los Angeles, Miami and the Dominican Republic.

According to reports from Los Angeles, U.S. customs authorities offered courtesy treatment for the Taiwanese team members during their transit stop.

Rescue and relief effort from several non-government organizations, including World Vision Taiwan, the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, the Dharma Drum Mountain Foundation, and the Red Cross Society continued proceeding through the coordination of the MOFA.

Tzu Chi officials said the foundation's U.S. headquarters has set up an emergency coordination center to respond to the needs in Haiti. The group will also discuss with other humanitarian organizations on measures to collaborate on providing aid.

World Vision Taiwan, which provides aid to 7,500 children in four regional programs in Haiti,

said officials of its Haitian counterpart reported that finding ways to deliver the relief materials into the hands of the needy poses the most serious challenge, since the transport network has been almost paralyzed by the disaster.

Magalie Boyer, a spokeswoman for World Vision Haiti, said the country is in dire need of medical professionals, medicine and drinking water for the victims.

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