The ship is expected to arrive Friday. A day or two to get it up and running.
Even once this happens, how will the water be distributed throught the city to people with broken legs?
Some “out of the box” (hate that phrase) thinking is desperately needed in this situation.....and I am seeing none of it.
There will be supplies flying off that deck when they are in range IF there is a place to take it. That will be the problem as always. Coordination, not logisitical capability is the issue.
I was thinking of a wagon-wheel-type distribution system, build say, 50. Using PVC 100-ft lengths, air drop empty water bottles all over, millions.
The hub of the wheel would be a pool that the helos could continuously drop 500 gal water bags into, which would then run down the pvc pipes into lines of people with water bottles.
Cheap and quick to build.
Because you’re not there. Our guys know how to do this. Haiti is not unfamliar territory for our military.
I hated it when the folks complained about Katrina. I hated it when folks complained about our snow storm last year in Seattle. When a disaster hits - the government (or the power company, or the hardware store, or the grocery store) WILL NOT be able to deal with it quick enough. It is just too much too handle. Add in the REALLY corrupt governments of many of these third world countries and it is even worse.
Even in a place like Haiti, if the folks were educated on the hazards of earthquakes, they at least could have had some stores of water in each home. Obviously a lot of it would be under rubble now, but a lot would still be available. And perhaps enough to share with a neighbor for a few days. A small thing - but a necessity. Personaly, I have donated to World Vision that already has local networks in place to help the victims, with less of my donation going to corrupt officials.