20 ordspråk av Rosette Lerias
Rosette Lerias
For as long as the rescuers who are on the ground, who are the experts in what they are doing, say that 'we will continue,' then we will support them.
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For as long as the rescuers who are on the ground, who are the experts in what they are doing, say that 'we will continue', then we will support them.
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I don't see any homes, I don't see any buildings. It's just mud. Oh God, this is truly tragic.
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I have a glimmer of hope, based on the rule of thumb: Within 24 hours, you can still find survivors. After that, you move on to the recovery phase.
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It is impossible to relocate everyone. This is a lesson for us but a lesson to which we have no permanent solutions.
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Presently we have more than 300 rescue members from the Army, Air Force and even mountaineer volunteers at the disaster site.
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The ground has really been soaked because of the rain. The trees were sliding down upright with the mud.
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The ground has really been soaked.
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The problem is that we cannot bring in heavy equipment because of the mud.
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There are no signs of life, no rooftops, no nothing.
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They are being buried as we speak, 50 of them, all in the one grave.
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They cannot bring in equipment because it would sink in the mud.
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They had to withdraw. They couldn't enter. We are continuing with our operations. We have not lost hope.
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They told us they will continue digging ... there is no question of giving up.
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This is one of the last chances we have. The reports of the text messages, you'd like to believe them and hope that they are true because it's the only inspiration that keeps us going.
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