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STORY: GENEVA / CHINA EARTHQUAKE
TRT: 1.55
SOURCE: CH UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 23 APRIL 2013, UNITED NATIONS GENEVA HEADQUARTERSE
FILE – RECENT, UNITED NATIONS GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
1. Exterior shot, Palais des Nations, Geneva
23 APRIL 2013, UNITED NATIONS GENEVA HEADQUARTERS
2. Wide shot, Salle III, Palais des Nations, Geneva
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“As of 23 April, 207 people are reported dead and some twelve thousand injured, almost 1000 of those are reported in a very serious condition from the quake which was a 7-magnitude quake that hit the Lushan County in Sichuan Province of central China.”
4. Cutaway, table of journalists, Salle III, Palais des Nations, Geneva
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“Many areas are difficult to reach and the casualty figures may rise as the rescue workers gain access. A total of over 1.5 million people are affected and 245,000 people have been evacuated in the disaster area. Many local hoses that are made of wood and earthen walls have collapsed.”
6. Cutaway, close up of journalist, Salle III, Palais des Nations, Geneva
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Laerke, Spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“The Government has sent nearly 29,000 military, police and fire brigade staff to provide relief. National authorities, including Ministry of Civil Affairs have responded rapidly with distributions of relief, tents, foldable beds, food and drinking water, to Ya’an, the nearest main city in the Province.”
8. Cutaway, close up of journalist typing, Salle III, Palais des Nations, Geneva
9. SOUNDBITE (English), Marixie Mercado , Spokesperson for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF):
“Medical supplies are urgently required to treat the thousands of survivors local authorities estimate that about a million people are short of drinking water and temporary latrines are needed as existing toilets cannot be flushed and it is unsafe to use toilets in buildings damaged by the earthquake.”
10. Cutaway, table of journalists, Salle III, Palais des Nations, Geneva
11. SOUNDBITE (English), Marixie Mercado , Spokesperson for the UnitedNations Children's Fund (UNICEF):
“Many communities there were badly affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and it is thought that some young children may be reliving the trauma from 5 years ago all over again.”
12. Cutaway, table of journalists, Salle III, Palais des Nations, Geneva
The death toll in China's earthquake rose to 193 today with over 12,000 injured in the catastrophic disaster according to the UN Humanitarian Affairs Office (OCHA).
Jens Laerke, OCHA spokesperson in Geneva, says the casualty figures could rise as many areas are difficult to access: "A total of over 1.5 million people have been affected and 245,000 have been evacuated in the disaster areas. Many local houses, which are made of wood and earthen walls, have collapsed.”
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned that children are reliving the trauma they suffered in the devastating 2008 earthquake that killed more than 10,000 people. Briefing journalists in Geneva, Marixie Mercado, Spokeserson for UNICEF said: “Many communities there were badly affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and it is thought that some young children may be reliving the trauma from 5 years ago all over again.”
She added: “Medical supplies are urgently required to treat the thousands of survivors local authorities estimate that about a million people are short of drinking water and temporary latrines are needed as existing toilets cannot be flushed and it is unsafe to use toilets in buildings damaged by the earthquake.”
No request for international assistance has been received but the UN Disaster Management Team in China is in close contact with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and helping to collate data on damage and loss, and support the national response.
