Martin’s story. Martin is 12 years old and lives in a small jungle in Myanmar.
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Transcript of Martin’s story. Martin is 12 years old and lives in a small jungle in Myanmar.
“The things I really like about living here in the
village are catching crabs and swimming in
the river. I eat crabs and I get pocket
money for them.”
“I can remember Nargis. At four o’clock
strong winds came and we took shelter in the
school. I can remember people
crying out. I felt very scared. All I could hear was the howling voice of the wind and rain. The school swayed with the wind and I
was afraid it would fall down.”
“After 14 hours, the storm was over. When
we went outside, I could see everything
was crushed. It looked like all our houses and roads had never been there. I went to find my possessions but there was nothing
left.”
The entire community take part in an emergency drill, so they can act quickly when a disaster comes.
“My message to children in England and Wales if Nargis was to come to them: I would suggest children run. Run and hide under a strong building.”
The changing climate is making life harder for people across the world.
• What do you do to take care of the environment? • In what ways are Martin and his village preparing
for a future storm?• Why is it important for CAFOD to support Disaster
Risk Reduction work? • What can you Cut Out this Lent to support
communities like Martin’s?