Rashid Khalikov
Rashid Khalikov
compelled continue couple funds next order reserves sufficient weeks
We have funds sufficient for the next couple of weeks but in order to continue this operation, we need funds immediately as all reserves are being used and if funds are not generated, we would be compelled to scale-down our activities.
agencies priority relief shelter towns water
The priority for relief agencies in the towns is shelter, water and sanitation, while in the countryside it is shelter and food.
community contribute countries donor essential funds necessary soon support vital
The support of the international community is vital and it is essential that donor countries contribute necessary funds as soon as possible.
community full lacks view
We are still of the view that the international community lacks full comprehension of the catastrophe that is looming large.
food increasing
The amounts are increasing -- tents, food, non-food items.
disaster largely life operations rescue saving search sound strange talking weeks
It may sound strange that we are still talking life saving two weeks after the disaster, when search and rescue operations have largely finished.
high population risk
It is very high risk that this population is in.
difficult guess happened whether
It is very difficult to plan. It has never happened before. We can only guess whether they will come down or not and when they will come down.
donors pledge time
What we need from donors is that the time between pledge and disbursement should be one hour.
anywhere cannot close field point rescue search
As of now, I cannot say there will be a point when we say 'No more helicopters'. In some operations, we say 'No more field hospitals, no more search and rescue teams'. We are not anywhere close to that yet.
bigger died disaster number people
This disaster may have the number of people who died after the disaster bigger than those killed by the earthquake.
disaster thousands vulnerable
The disaster is looming large. We have thousands and thousands of very vulnerable people.