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“We'll resume first hour in the morning tomorrow [Saturday].”
Rosette Lerias
“They cannot bring in equipment because it would sink in the mud.”
“There are no signs of life, no rooftops, no nothing.”
“I don't see any homes, I don't see any buildings. It's just mud. Oh God, this is truly tragic.”
“They had to withdraw. They couldn't enter. We are continuing with our operations. We have not lost hope.”
“We have decided to move on to recovery and rehabilitation of survivors because our greater responsibility ... is to rebuild the lives of those who have been devastated by this disaster.”
“For as long as the rescuers who are on the ground, who are the experts in what they are doing, say that 'we will continue', then we will support them.”
“For as long as the rescuers who are on the ground, who are the experts in what they are doing, say that 'we will continue,' then we will support them.”
“Presently we have more than 300 rescue members from the Army, Air Force and even mountaineer volunteers at the disaster site.”
“It is impossible to relocate everyone. This is a lesson for us but a lesson to which we have no permanent solutions.”