OCHA / TURKIYE HATAY EARTHQUAKE

The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Türkiye, Alvaro Rodriguez, travelled to Hatay today, a city almost completely wiped out by the deadly earthquakes on 6 February. OCHA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:03:33
• Production Date: 2 March 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: EARTHQUAKES; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• Geographic Subject: TURKEY
• MAMS Id: 3016194
• Parent Id: 3016194
• Alternate Title: unifeed230302h

Description

STORY: OCHA / TURKIYE HATAY EARTHQUAKE
TRT:3:33
SOURCE: OCHA
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OCHA ON SCREEN
LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 2 MARCH 2023, HATAY, TÜRKIYE

Shotlist

1.Wide shot, destruction in Hatay.

2.SOUNDBITE (English) Alvaro Rodriguez, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Türkiye:
“We've learned, in fact that over 40 percent of the total deaths
of the Türkiye earthquakes actually happened in this province
3. Med shot, Rodriguez visits field hospital run by Samaritan’s Purse in collaboration with the Turkish Ministry of Health and coordinated by the WHO
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvaro Rodriguez, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Türkiye:
“But at the same time, you see an incredible response, led by the Government, led by AFAD with multiple partners from the international community.”
5.Med shot, Rodriguez talks to state of field hospital run by Samaritan’s Purse
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvaro Rodriguez, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Türkiye:
“We already know that we have eight - and in fact there will be a ninth hospital - that will be coming here. And we know they're taking roughly between 150 to 200 patients every single day.
Gradually, we are being able to address all the injuries resulting from the earthquake.”
7.Various shots, hospital and patients
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvaro Rodriguez, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Türkiye:
“Now, at the end of the search-and-rescue we start the second phase, and that is the humanitarian response where camps are established to provide families with a place to shelter, food is provided medicine is provided, and a number of humanitarian support activities like that. And the UN is involved in all of those activities.”
9.Wide shot, Rodriguez talking to patients in the hospital
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Alvaro Rodriguez, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Türkiye:
“Now, we hope that this second phase, this humanitarian phase, will last roughly three months. Then we start another phase, which is the recovery and reconstruction. And there, other agencies of the UN will be involved. The agencies that actually focus on livelihoods, focus on reconstruction, focus on the environment, for example, so that we can restore the economy of the 11 provinces affected.”
11. Various shots, visit to the field hospital, set up in a camp by the Hatay sports stadium
12. Various shots, Rodriguez conversing with a family affected by the earthquake.

Storyline

The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Türkiye, Alvaro Rodriguez, travelled to Hatay today (02 Mar), a city almost completely wiped out by the deadly earthquakes on 6 February.

He visited a camp and a field hospital, met with communities affected by the earthquakes as well as government officials and emergency responders.