1. Set up shot Niels Juel, Regional Disaster Manager of the Red Cross in Beijing answering a phone call 2. Close up phone set 3. UPSOUND (English) - Audio of Jay Matta, a delegate of the International Federation of the Red Cross speaking on the phone from North Korea Q: "Tell us what you saw when you arrived to the affected area today." A: "When we arrived to the affected area today, on the way into Ryongchon, downtown itself, there were signs of damage to roofs and windows had been blown out. And as we approached the vicinity of the railway station it was apparent that literally all the buildings within the radius of a couple of a hundred metres had been totally destroyed." Q: "What did you see what you came to the actual train station?" A: "When we came to the actual train station there was just rubble everywhere, very large craters in the ground. The buildings around were totally flattened, especially the houses. Just a mess everywhere." Q: "Can you give me an impression of what sort of explosion was it?" A: "There were some signs of fire, some sort of a fireball that there was further away from the explosion, that the buildings were semi-intact had signs of scorching from some sort of heat." Q: "The Red Cross material that was released from the DP centre, did you see those being distributed?" A: "No, they were distributed already, but there were some trucks, local Red Cross trucks, which still had (inaudible), which I assume will be distributed as soon as the visitors left." Q: "How much did you manage to bring with you and the assessment team?" A: "Two trucks of medical equipment, first aid kits were taken up early this morning, and yesterday relief items from the disaster (inaudible) local Red Cross warehouse were distributed, including blankets, kitchen sets, cans, and some purification tablets." Q: "Yesterday we were talking about the probablitity that there would be a need for shelter, how is the situation on that front?" A: "At the moment there is no need for immediate shelter as the local residents have taken in (inaudible)" Q: "Can you confirm that the deathtoll is 154, is that what the Red Cross sources are telling you?" A: "Yeah, and not just the Red Cross sources but also officials from the flood damage rehabilitation committee, and the DPLK, they have confirmed 154, of which 76 school children." Q: "Was there a total school destroyed?" A: "There was a total school destroyed, but it's still not clear if those children were in the school or not." Q: "Is the Red Cross taking any further actions, are we preparing to distribute more items?" A: "At the moment, there's less immediate need but the local Red Cross has requested extra kitchen sets, blankets, (inaudible), more water purification tablets, and medical supplies, because further assessments need to be done." 4. Various of Niels Juel talking to Jay Matta 5. Close up Juel's hands STORYLINE: A Red Cross worker who visited the site of a massive train explosion in North Korea on Saturday described a rubble-strewn scene of devastation, with buildings that were burned and "totally flattened". Buildings that were left standing within a few hundred metres (yards) of the site had blown out windows, damaged roofs and "showed signs of scorching" Jay Matta said in a conference call to Niels Juel, Regional Disaster Manager of the Red Cross in Beijing. He said he didn't see any dead or injured at the site and assumed that North Korean rescue workers had already taken victims to hospitals. Matta said "it looks like they did a thorough search" before international aid workers arrived. Matta also said there didn't appear to be a need for immediate shelter. "Local residents have taken in those who are homeless or destitute," he said. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/96450190e1e2223bba27d5c18609dc9c Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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