Typhoon Haiyan Affects New York Consulate
台风海燕影响了菲律宾驻美领事馆
Published November 25, 2013
此视频发布于2013年11月25日
In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan , New York's Filipinos, numbering around 200-thousand, are relying on their consulate for information and services. Many are eager to get to the Philippines so they can check on loved ones. VOA’s Bernard Shusman reports that the consulate's job in New York has expanded since the typhoon ravaged the country, killing some 5,000 people and uprooting several million.
在台风海燕的影响下,在美国的大约20万菲律宾人都需要从领事馆获得帮助以得到相关信息 。他们之中很多人迫切想要知道他们在菲律宾的亲朋是否安全 。本台记者伯纳德·沙思曼报道,自从海燕登陆菲律宾,驻于纽约的菲律宾领事馆的工作就加重了,此次台风致使5000多人丧生,数百万人被迫离开家园 。