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UNHCR / TYPHOON SURVIVORS
STORY: UNHCR / TYPHOON SURVIVORS
TRT: 2.49
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: TAGALOG / NATS
DATELINE: 14 NOVEMBER 2013, CEBU, PHILIPPINES
1. Various shots, survivors walking on the tarmac
2. Med shot, three children play on cardboard
3. Med shot, man pulls donated clothes from a box
4. Med shot man holds up clothes for fit
5. Wide shot, evacuees sit in garden
6. Med shot, woman with bandaged eye talks with aid worker
7. Close up, woman stands at fence
8. Med shot, man in wheelchair
9. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Walter Alvarez, Typhoon Haiyan Survivor:
‘When I got home from work at around 4:30 in the morning, the rain and wind were mild but getting stronger. I then transferred my family to my in-law’s house so they can vacate the area. I went back to our house to clear our stuff but the wind suddenly got stronger. Coconut trees were snapping and iron sheets were flying. I ran back to my in-law’s house to look for them but did not find them, I thought they managed to evacuate.”
10. Med shot, aid workers register evacuees
11. Close up, registration sheet
12. Med shot, woman signing in
13. Wide shot, woman talks with aid workers
14. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Fe Duran, Survivor:
“The night when typhoon Yolanda struck, a sleeping mat saved us. When our house was demolished by the typhoon, we ran towards the village hall. The sleeping mat protected us from jalousie windows flying towards us.”
15. Various shots, aid transport on tarmac
16. Med shot, Woman and baby
17. Close up, baby
18. Close up, young boy eating
19.Zoom out, man pushed in wheelchair
20. Close up, man and baby sit together
21. Med shot, family sit on grass together
22. Close up, man sitting on his own
The Philippine island of Cebu is receiving thousands of evacuees from Typhoon Haiyan’s worst effected areas, including Tacloban and Samar. At a transit center they are registered and given cooked food and clothes donated by the community. They sleep in the center or in the garden outside, and queue for two available bathrooms.
The UN estimates that 11.8 million people were affected by the disaster, including over 920,000 uprooted from their homes. More than 4,400 deaths have been reported so far.
SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Walter Alvarez, Typhoon Haiyan Survivor:
‘When I got home from work at around 4:30 in the morning, the rain and wind were mild but getting stronger. I then transferred my family to my in-law’s house so they can vacate the area. I went back to our house to clear our stuff but the wind suddenly got stronger. Coconut trees were snapping and iron sheets were flying. I ran back to my in-law’s house to look for them but did not find them, I thought they managed to evacuate.”
UNHCR is working in Cebu to coordinate the logistical supply of relief items for typhoon survivors. It is airlifting emergency tents and non-food supplies for 80,000 people. It is also planning to distribute 50,000 solar lamps to enhance the safety of women and children at risk.
SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Fe Duran, Survivor:
“The night when typhoon Yolanda struck, a sleeping mat saved us. When our house was demolished by the typhoon, we ran towards the village hall. The sleeping mat protected us from jalousie windows flying towards us.”
Co-leading the Protection cluster with the government under the inter-agency response to this natural disaster, UNHCR also provides protection coordination and delivery, identifying the most vulnerable people and ensuring their access to basic aid and services.
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