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STORY: UNHCR / SYRIA EARTHQUAKE
TRT: 02:09
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 FEBRUARY 2023, ALEPPO, SYRIA
1. Wide shot, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements with UNHCR engineer in front of rubble of destroyed buildings from the earthquake in Aleppo
2. Wide shot, rubble of destroyed buildings from the earthquake in Aleppo
3. Med shot, destroyed floor
4. Med shot, Clements with UNHCR engineer in front of rubble of destroyed buildings from the earthquake in Aleppo
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kelly Clements, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees:
“I'm in Aleppo, Syria, where the devastation from the earthquake that took place, a week ago is nothing short of catastrophic, both in Syria but also in Türkiye. There are a large number of people that are now without homes. They have already faced 12 years of crisis. And this devastation comes to this community yet again.”
6. Wide shot, Clements arriving to a collective shelter in Alepppo
7. Wide shot, Clements at the collective shelter listening to families
8. Pan right, displaced Syrian’s face to Clements
9. Med shot, Clements going inside the classrooms at the collective shelter
10. Med shot, Clements listening to displaced women
11. Close up, displaced women talking to Clements
12. Med shot, Clements talking to a displaced woman
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Kelly Clements, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees:
“We are in a collective center. Many have been set up around the city, over 200, to be able to provide people with a dry and warm place to be able to to sleep some hot food, some clothing, winter clothing. It's getting cold, as well as mattresses. And UNHCR and our partners are trying to scale up, working around the clock to be able to provide assistance as quickly as we possibly can. Many homes are destroyed, many people are now displaced, and this comes after another crisis that has affected this country deeply for the last twelve years.”
14. Wide shot, destroyed building with ruble reaching the street
15. Traveling shot, people in open areas
16. Wide shot, street in Aleppo
Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements visited Aleppo City, one of the areas most hit by last week’s earthquake.
Clements visited a collective shelter where more than 100 families are staying after they lost their homes or whose homes became unsafe and at risk of collapse.
SOUNDBITE (English) Kelly Clements, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees:
“I'm in Aleppo, Syria, where the devastation from the earthquake that took place, a week ago is nothing short of catastrophic, both in Syria but also in Türkiye. There are a large number of people that are now without homes. They have already faced 12 years of crisis. And this devastation comes to this community yet again.”
Families told her of the trauma they experienced as they fled their homes and were stranded on the streets in subzero temperatures and heavy rains. UNHCR supports families at the makeshift shelters with food, mattresses and blankets as well as winter clothing.
SOUNDBITE (English) Kelly Clements, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees:
“We are in a collective center. Many have been set up around the city, over 200, to be able to provide people with a dry and warm place to be able to to sleep some hot food, some clothing, winter clothing. It's getting cold, as well as mattresses. And UNHCR and our partners are trying to scale up, working around the clock to be able to provide assistance as quickly as we possibly can. Many homes are destroyed, many people are now displaced, and this comes after another crisis that has affected this country deeply for the last twelve years.”
Clements also visited sites that suffered extensive destruction in different Aleppo neighborhoods. UNHCR had mobilized and deployed its teams to address the huge need for shelter support.
