Myanmar - Fletcher visit - 7 April 2025

Description
STORY: OCHA / MYANMAR USG FLETCHER VISIT
TRT: 06:05
SOURCE: OCHA
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OCHA ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

LOCATION: 05 APRIL 2025, MANDALAY AND NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR

Shotlist
1. Various shots, USG Fletcher surveying the devastation in Mandalay and talking to communities
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“So, I'm here in Mandalay, very near the epicenter of this devastating earthquake a week ago. And you can see you can feel here the epic scale of the damage. Damage to people's lives and communities. Thousands of deaths. And people are trying to rebuild their lives now. They need food. They need water. They need the power back on. They're telling me that they need shelter. And I'm meeting many of those communities who've been most devastated by the impact of the shock. And the shocks continue. We had another earthquake at 4.9 just last night. So, people are living with that trauma the whole time. And remember that this is a community that was already devastated, was already in great, great need, almost 20 million people in need even before this earthquake. So, it's a compounding crisis. It's earthquake on top of conflict on top of huge existing need. And now you have another 17 million people swept up homes, destroyed by this devastation. Huge needs. And of course, what we need most right now is the funding to respond, to get food to people, to get water, shelter, to get the power back on and to be with them in this moment.”
3. Various shots, USG Fletcher talking to front line responders at a distribution point
4. Wide shot, moving shot of damaged houses on the road between Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw
5. Various shots, USG Fletcher surveying the devastation in Nay Pyi Taw and talking to communities

Storyline
The Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, visited Myanmar and met with affected communities and responders following the two devastating earthquakes that hit Myanmar on 28 March.