Latin American hurricane survivors

Описание: (7 Sep 2005)

1. Wide shot push into Christian Church of Love and Restoration
2. Various of signs in Spanish calling for donations
3. Various of arrival of Nicaraguan evacuees from New Orleans
4. Various of registration of Nicaraguan evacuees
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Achilles, Nicaraguan evacuee from New Orleans
"You know, we wanted to leave but the hurricane came and destroyed us everything we had, now we can leave and stay here more time to see what we can do. We lost everything here. We're going to wait and see what happens."
6. Various of Achilles choosing clothes from donations
7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Achilles, Nicaraguan evacuee from New Orleans
"You know, what one can do, it is God's will, I can't be upset because he decides for all this."
8. Various of church members sorting donations
9. Various of evacuees putting bed together
10. Wide shot of Rene Escobar reading bible in room
11. Close up of bible
12. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Rene Escobar, Salvadoran Evacuee from New Orleans
"When the rain and the wind was hitting hard people was waiving to the police and these pulled people out, I waved and they took me. When I got here I could not communicate with one of my aunts so I decided to sleep in the sidewalk"
13. Various of evacuees chatting on beds
14. Wide shot of Mexican evacuee from New Orleans in apartment in Houston
15. Close up baby
16. Close up of baby sleeping
17. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Carlos Ramon, Mexican evacuee from New Orleans
"We want Latinos to feel warmth, Texas is an state that characterises itself to have lots of Latinos, and among Latinos we give each other a hand. That's why I think Latinos come this way"
18. Various of family

STORYLINE:

Latin American nations are trying to locate citizens affected by Katrina, worried illegal immigrants may not seek help for fear of being deported.

This church in suburban Houston, the Christian Church of Love and Restoration, is helping evacuees find temporary housing in the area.

Hurricane Katrina has affected the races and classes of New Orleans in different ways. In houston at least, most evacuees in the Astrodome complex are African Americans. Many whites from New Orleans have been staying with relatives or in hotels.

The tens of thousands of latinos living in New Orleans that chose to evacuate have found their way to friends' and relatives across the United States.

On Thursday evening a group of Nicaraguan evacuees arrived at the church.

Achilles, not wanting to give his last name, lost his home in Northern Nicaragua when Hurricane Mitch hit the country in 1998.

He then found his way to New Orleans only to have his housing flooded by Katrina.

Some Latino consular officials worried that illegal migrants may be avoiding authorities to duck questions about their immigration status, exposing themselves to even greater danger.

Rene is a evacuee from New Orleans originally from El Salvador. He left just before the storm hit Louisiana. He was living on the streets of Houston for four days before he found this church.

Many Latin American nations have offered help.

Mexico is awaiting permission from the United States to send assistance, including ships and rescue personnel.

Mexico also said it would set up temporary consulates near the disaster area to help Mexicans and Central Americans affected by the storm.

Honduras and Nicaragua, which were devastated by flooding from Hurricane Mitch in 1998, offered to send flooding and sanitation experts to help in rescue and recovery efforts.


Some Latino families have already been put up in apartments around Houston.




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