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Mexico-Earthquake/Shelter
Mexico City, Mexico - Sept 24, 2017
1. Various of staff, people outside high school turned into emergency shelter
2. Staff, people passing on relief supply
3. Shopping carts full of relief supply
4. Staff, people outside high school turned into emergency shelter
5. People taking shelter inside school's basketball gymnasium
6. Monica Perez Landa, Mexico City resident, walking
7. Various of Monica Perez Landa petting dog
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, with English interpretation) Monica Perez Landa, Mexico City resident (ending with shot 9):
"I am so grateful to these wonderful young people. Knowing they are here gives me faith that the future of my country is in good hands. They are treating us so well here that we do not want to return home."
9. Eyes of Monica Perez Landa
10. Various of volunteers loading truck with bottled water, food
11. Psychologist treating man
12. Man talking to psychologist
13. Clowns cheering
14. Javier Cacho, shelter director, talking to reporter
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, with English interpretation) Javier Cacho, shelter director (starting with shot 14):
"It's impressive that the help starting pouring in from minute zero. The people came out immediately to help amid the chaos around them. To help without holding back."
16. Children playing football
17. Various of mothers taking care of children in shelter
Aid continues to pour into Mexico, as its central region was devastated by last Tuesday's 7.1-magnitude earthquake， with the death toll of 320. In the capital, thousands of people are spending their days and nights at dozens of emergency shelters, including one which is actually a school.
The private high school -- called Centro Universitario Mexico - has been transformed into a help center for earthquake victims in Mexico City. A steady flow of food, water and medical supplies goes past the principal's office, the chemistry and biology laboratories and the school's basketball gymnasium.
The entrance now has a medical booth, staffed by volunteer doctors, nurses and psychologists. This place provides protection for 55-year-old Monica Perez Landa. The authorities evacuated her and her neighbors from their homes -- indefinitely - after a six-story building collapsed just 20 meters from her front door.
"I am so grateful to these wonderful young people. Knowing they are here gives me faith that the future of my country is in good hands. They are treating us so well here that we do not want to return home," said Monica Perez Landa.
The volunteers load a truck with bottled water. They are sending enough for a large crew of thirsty rescue workers, who have been digging all day at a fallen building nearby, searching for survivors. Psychologists are attending the needs of frightened people, who are suffering from mental distress.
Dozens of families are getting all sorts of help here, including a clown brigade to make kids and families laugh.
Javier Cacho, the shelter director, said they also offer physical therapists, dance groups, people giving security and hygiene classes in the shelter.
Cacho graduated from this high school. As a student, he volunteered during the 1985 earthquake, which devastated Mexico City. Now Cacho, a security expert, is directing the school's entire relief effort.
"It's impressive that the help starting pouring in from minute zero. The people came out immediately to help amid the chaos around them. To help without holding back," said Cacho.
Five days after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake brought so many human tragedies, children here are managing to play once again. While it's not "home", mothers have a place where they can feel safe again and focus on the needs of their little ones.
Mexico-Earthquake/Shelter
Dateline : Sept 24, 2017
Location : Mexico City,Mexico
Duration : 1'55
Mexico City, Mexico - Sept 24, 2017
1. Various of staff, people outside high school turned into emergency shelter
2. Staff, people passing on relief supply
3. Shopping carts full of relief supply
4. Staff, people outside high school turned into emergency shelter
5. People taking shelter inside school's basketball gymnasium
6. Monica Perez Landa, Mexico City resident, walking
7. Various of Monica Perez Landa petting dog
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, with English interpretation) Monica Perez Landa, Mexico City resident (ending with shot 9):
"I am so grateful to these wonderful young people. Knowing they are here gives me faith that the future of my country is in good hands. They are treating us so well here that we do not want to return home."
9. Eyes of Monica Perez Landa
10. Various of volunteers loading truck with bottled water, food
11. Psychologist treating man
12. Man talking to psychologist
13. Clowns cheering
14. Javier Cacho, shelter director, talking to reporter
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish, with English interpretation) Javier Cacho, shelter director (starting with shot 14):
"It's impressive that the help starting pouring in from minute zero. The people came out immediately to help amid the chaos around them. To help without holding back."
16. Children playing football
17. Various of mothers taking care of children in shelter
Aid continues to pour into Mexico, as its central region was devastated by last Tuesday's 7.1-magnitude earthquake， with the death toll of 320. In the capital, thousands of people are spending their days and nights at dozens of emergency shelters, including one which is actually a school.
The private high school -- called Centro Universitario Mexico - has been transformed into a help center for earthquake victims in Mexico City. A steady flow of food, water and medical supplies goes past the principal's office, the chemistry and biology laboratories and the school's basketball gymnasium.
The entrance now has a medical booth, staffed by volunteer doctors, nurses and psychologists. This place provides protection for 55-year-old Monica Perez Landa. The authorities evacuated her and her neighbors from their homes -- indefinitely - after a six-story building collapsed just 20 meters from her front door.
"I am so grateful to these wonderful young people. Knowing they are here gives me faith that the future of my country is in good hands. They are treating us so well here that we do not want to return home," said Monica Perez Landa.
The volunteers load a truck with bottled water. They are sending enough for a large crew of thirsty rescue workers, who have been digging all day at a fallen building nearby, searching for survivors. Psychologists are attending the needs of frightened people, who are suffering from mental distress.
Dozens of families are getting all sorts of help here, including a clown brigade to make kids and families laugh.
Javier Cacho, the shelter director, said they also offer physical therapists, dance groups, people giving security and hygiene classes in the shelter.
Cacho graduated from this high school. As a student, he volunteered during the 1985 earthquake, which devastated Mexico City. Now Cacho, a security expert, is directing the school's entire relief effort.
"It's impressive that the help starting pouring in from minute zero. The people came out immediately to help amid the chaos around them. To help without holding back," said Cacho.
Five days after the 7.1-magnitude earthquake brought so many human tragedies, children here are managing to play once again. While it's not "home", mothers have a place where they can feel safe again and focus on the needs of their little ones.
ID : 8061832
Published : 2017-09-25 17:41
Last Modified : 2017-09-25 18:23:00
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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