CHINA / EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY

As teams of rescuers continue the search for survivors in the earthquake flattened town of Jiegu in China, UNICEF works with local authorities to provide urgently needed basic supplies to children facing immediate danger from cold weather. UNICEF

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:59
• Production Date: 26 April 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; REFUGEES; DISPLACED PERSONS; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; DISASTER RELIEF; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• Geographic Subject: CHINA
• MAMS Id: U100426e

Description

STORY: CHINA / EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY
TRT: 1:59
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: MANDARIN/ TIBETAN/ NATS

DATELINE: 17 - 18 APRIL 2010, JIEGU, CHINA

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, rescuers digging and searching through rubble
2. Med shot, crumbled building
3. Med shot, locals digging through rubble
4. Wide shot, mother with her children
5. Med shot, little boy lying on blankets in rubble
6. Various shots, teen survivors
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Yushu Nimajiangcai, teacher:
“We are in the most urgent need for the tents, textbooks, food and clothes for the students because all the students are homeless. Their houses have collapsed. They don’t have any change of clothes. Moreover, we need a toilet for the students. All the toilets have collapsed and there aren’t any toilets.”
8. Various shots, earthquake destruction
9. Various shots, children in makeshift school
10. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan) Suonobaji, orphaned student:
“When the earthquake struck, I was in school. My parents died in our house. I had no place to go, so I’ve been living with my teacher these past few days. My food and clothes are provided by my teacher.”
11. Various shots, children being handed food
12. Med shot, woman and child outside of tent
13. Med shot, students studying in makeshift school
14. Close-up, teens with books
15. Med shot, children playing ball in rubble

Storyline

As search and rescue efforts continue in the aftermath of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shattered Jiegu, China earlier this month, tens of thousands of children and families are just beginning to cope with the disaster.

100,000 people have been left homeless, including many orphaned children, making them vulnerable to cold, hunger and psychological distress. 80 percent of primary schools and 50 percent of secondary schools were also severely damaged in the earthquake

SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Yushu Nimajiangcai, teacher:
“We are in the most urgent need for the tents, textbooks, food and clothes for the students because all the students are homeless. Their houses have collapsed. They don’t have any change of clothes. Moreover, we need a toilet for the students. All the toilets have collapsed and there aren’t any toilets.”

Makeshift schools opened last week in an important step in helping children overcome psychosocial stress in emergency situations.

SOUNDBITE (Tibetan) Suonobaji, orphaned student:
“When the earthquake struck, I was in school. My parents died in our house. I had no place to go, so I’ve been living with my teacher these past few days. My food and clothes are provided by my teacher.”

UNICEF has provided 150 school tents and 5,000 student supply kits in an effort to re-establish normalcy for the children of Jiegu. As food supply is also a serious concern in the earthquake zone, UNICEF and its partners are providing vitamin and mineral supplement packets along with staple foods for children to assist them on their road to recovery.