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Haiti - Weather : Emily to 413 km from Port-au-Prince 03/08/2011 09:20:03 Following the current trajectory, Emily is located at: 233 km (145 mi) of Santo-Domingo 415 km (258 mi) of Jacmel 439 km (273 mi) of Léogâne 479 km (298 mi) of Saint Marc 533 km (331 mi) of Les Cayes 10 of the 12 forecast models plan the passage of Emily on Haiti. Situation at 5:00am : Yesterday at a press conference of SNGRD the Prime Minister, Jean-Max Bellerive, said that "all relevant sectors of public administration are mobilized to support the structures of civil protection and help the population in regard to the passage of Tropical Storm Emily" adding that "the Presidency has already taken steps in this direction and continues to follow the information closely." "Operations Centres are activated throughout the country [...] The Departmental delegates, Mayors and the Coordinators of CASEC continue the actions of preparation, particularly in connection with the civil protection committees. Teams of volunteers from civil protection, including volunteer firemen, are mobilized" says the SNGRD, adding that with its partners the necessary measures were taken "to help people in risk areas to evacuate and get away from tropical Storm Emily. The Ministry of Economy and Finance already has 22 buses available for the West Department, for the evacuation of the camps. Hundreds of evacuation sites are already selected. In the department of the West, 357 have been identified including 200 certified. These evacuation operations will be conducted with the support of the National Police of Haiti, the Minustah, and other partners such as the Haitian Red Cross and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)." Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste, director of civil defense invite "the population to move voluntarily to facilitate the task to the authorities and especially to avoid casualties at the family level. She has invited the public to be cooperative and show solidarity." The National Meteorological Centre (CNM) and the Maritime and Navigation Service of Haiti (SEMANAH) announced that "the cabotage operations are prohibited on the coast south of the country until further notice." HL/ HaitiLibre
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