【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2010年1月16日海地太子港訊】 ─ 現在關於慈幼會士在海地的更新資料有兩個來源：由太子港本身，她已與慈幼會總部建立通訊聯繫，或由美國東部會省New Rochelle，該處正統籌救災行動。

來自海地的報告指，共有三名慈幼會士喪生，包括：Hubert Sanon修士，85歲，及兩位在培育中年輕慈幼會士，Astime Wilfrid，28歲及Vibrun Valsiant，26歲。

最慘痛的是慈幼會學生的死亡。最初估計超過200名青少年加上一些教師被埋在瓦礫下，但最新的估計數字是大約500人。聯合國組織的危機委員會已從太子港的警察總部及從中央總部收到報告，無論如何一定會繼續搜索生還者。

現在CNN頻道正播放一些在地震前慈幼會士活動的短片。

其他在太子港的慈幼會士現在安全無恙，儘管有些受了傷，有些失去了家人及朋友。

Enam中心被夷為平地；在Drouillard的會省大樓被破壞；Bonhem神父（OPEPB）小學校的事業被夷平；Gressier的學生宿舍倒塌了；在Thorland的慈幼社區大樓被破壞，小教堂被分成兩半，退省院完全不能使用；Fleuriot會院同樣被破壞，人們只能睡在外面的天井。

在New Rochelle福傳辦公室的人員正努力作物流方面的安排，分送物資及統籌義工的工作。他們同時與聯邦緊急管理機構合作。

慈幼在古巴Antilles的省會長Victor Pichardo神父，成功坐軍用直昇機抵達太子港，並逗留一晚。其間同時收集實際資料，以便開展下一步的救災工作。在鄰國多明尼高及Barahona慈幼會院將負起策略性角色組織該項工作。10架裝滿食物和藥物的救災卡車已離開La Vega。

支援的網絡正從慈幼各會省擴展，包括祕魯及西非英語地區，慈幼的非政府組織及其他支援機構。

A picture begins to emerge of the situation of the Salesians after the earthquake 

 (ANS –  Haiti – Port-au-Prince, 16 January 2010 ) – Updates about the situation of the Salesians in Haiti are arriving from two sources: from the capital Port-au-Prince itself, with which a communication link with the Generate is being set up, and from New Rochelle, where the relief operation is being coordinated.

The Salesians in Haiti have reported the death of three of their confreres: Bro. Hubert Sanon, aged 85 and the two young Salesians in formation Atsime Wilfrid, aged 28 and Vibrun Valsaint, 26.

The most tragic news is the death of the Salesian pupils. After a first estimate which was of over  200 youngsters buried under the ruins with some of their teachers, the latest figure has now been out at about 500. The Crisis Committee of the UNO has confirmed a report from the National  Police in Port-au-Prince and from the Central Headquarters of ”OCHA” who in spite of everything are continuing the search to try to find some survivors still alive.

On the CNN site there is a collection of short clips about the activities of the  Salesians before the earthquake.

The other Salesians in Port-au-Prince are safe and well, although some were injured; some of them have lost family and friends.

The Enam centre has been razed to the ground; the Provincial House at Drouillard is damaged;  the Work of the small schools of Father Bonhen (OPEPB) is completely flattened; the dormitory at Gressier has collapsed; at Thorland the Salesian community house has been damaged, the chapel split in two and the retreat house totally out of commission; the house at Fleuriot has also been damaged with people sleeping outside in the courtyard.

People at the New Rochelle Mission Office are working on the logistics to send material and to coordinate the work of volunteers. They are also collaborating with the “Federal Emergency Management Agency”.

Fr Victor Pichardo, Provincial of the Salesians in the Antilles, has succeeded in reaching Port-au-Prince with a military helicopter and spent a night there. While there he was also to gather practical information for the next stage of the relief work. The Salesian houses in Santo Domingo and Barahona will have a strategic role to organise this. Already a convoy of ten trucks loaded with food and medicine has left La Vega.

The network of support is extending from Salesian Provinces including Perù and English-speaking West Africa, the Salesian NGO and other support agencies.