(14 Sep 2024)
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++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE THE EDIT CONTAINS SHOTS OF PEOPLE WITH MOCK WOUNDS++
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New Taipei City, Taiwan – 14 September 2024
1. Various of drill participants with mock wounds lying on the ground and some being taken away on stretchers
2. Various of female drill participant holding her left cheek with a mock wound
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Taka Kao, self-employed designer:
“Earthquakes are frequent in Taiwan. We also have volcanoes, landslides and typhoons. I have always been scared of natural disasters. Natural disasters might cause buildings to collapse. Things like this might happen. I think taking part in those drills allows me to learn how to deal with such wounds. And when the real things happen, I will not be too stressed.”
4. Various of people pretending to run away from an explosion, UPSOUND (Mandarin) “Explosion, explosion.”
5. Various of male drill participant with a mock wound on his head
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Vincent Tsou, university student:
“I am supposed to be wounded in the head with concussion and I cannot walk by myself but I am still conscious and responsive. I am here today to learn how to deal with the first responses in case of disaster and to help other people.”
7. Wide of Taiwan Vice-President Bi-khim Hsiao walking to lectern
8. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan Vice-President:
“I believe no Taiwanese wants to see disaster happening. We are all against war. We also don’t want casualties and loss of possessions caused by climate change and human-made disasters. Therefore, all the efforts we are doing today are aimed at preventing disasters to happen. Although we don’t want disasters to happen, they still might come to us.”
9. Various of drill participants at a digital command center and with a drone
STORYLINE:
Over a hundred volunteers on Saturday took part in a civilian preparedness drill that trained civilians how to respond to emergency disasters in New Taipei City.
The drill was organized by Forward Alliance, a Taiwanese national security and civil defense think tank, and Spirit of America, a leading U.S. humanitarian NGO dedicated to supporting troops and diplomats worldwide.
The drill simulated large scale explosions in the city and included firefighters, emergency responders and trained volunteers treating mock wounds on participants.
Taka Kao, a 30-year-old self-employed designer said she wanted to take part in the drills to bolster her confidence in case she is faced with a real disaster in the future.
“Earthquakes are frequent in Taiwan. We also have volcanoes, landslides and typhoons. I have always been scared of natural disasters,” she said.
Taiwanese Vice-President Bi-khim Hsiao also took part in the exercise.
“I believe no Taiwanese wants to see disaster happening," she said.
"Therefore, all the efforts we are doing today are aimed at preventing disasters to happen. Although we don’t want disasters to happen, they still might come to us,” she added.
AP video shot by Taijing Wu
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