Here are a few of the stories Dolores has filed from various disaster-stricken areas. The stories were aired nationally on community radio stations across the US and Canada.
THE 2010 HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE
Disaster on the ground: Food aid in Haiti still slow, one month after earthquake
Type: Feature
Filed: February 9, 2010
News outlet: Free Speech Radio News
Location: Port Au Prince, Haiti
**Features interview with President Bill Clinton**
Today marks the four-week anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. And food aid still remains a challenge. The World Food Program is currently operating 16 food and water distribution points throughout Port Au Prince. American troops are in charge of the distribution of that aid with cooperation from UN forces on the ground. But as FSRN’S Dolores M. Bernal reports, many Haitians are having to resort to selling some of the food they are receiving to supplement their diet.
THE MARCH 11 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN
Japan struggles with nuclear disaster as foreign residents decide whether to stay or go
Type: Feature
Filed: March 16, 2011
News outlet: Free Speech Radio News
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Japanese authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of people living near the Fukushima Nuclear Plant. The levels of radiation have spiked since an explosion Tuesday not only in the Fukushima region, but also more than 150 miles south in the Kanto and Kanagawa regions, the location of Japan’s most populous cities: Tokyo and Yokohama. Fears of radiation exposure have prompted many people to stay indoors, while others have chosen to flee. Dolores M. Bernal is in Tokyo, she spoke with foreigners who are wrestling with the decision to leave or stay amid the nuclear crisis.
BP OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Immigrant workers in Mississippi face uncertain future after Gulf of Mexico oil disaster
Type: Feature
Filed: May 14, 2010
News outlet: Free Speech Radio News
Location: Pass Christian, Mississippi
The Obama Administration says it will review how the Minerals Management Service issues permits. This comes after documents obtained by the Washington Post revealed that the agency routinely issued drilling permits without requiring the oil companies to account for the effect on endangered species and marine mammals in the oil drilling locations. Many are raising alarm bells about the potential impact on wildlife, including Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindhal who today expressed concern about the use of subsea dispersants and their impact on “multiple generations of wildlife.” This comes as some scientists say BP has under-estimated the amount of oil spilling from the Deep Water Horizon Well. Several experts interviewed by NPR estimate between 20 and 100,000 barrels could be leaking into the ocean every day.
Meanwhile, the disaster is already having negative repercussions in the seafood packing industry and for immigrant workers in Mississippi. FSRN’s Dolores M. Bernal reports.
Katrina Survivors Locked Out of Astrodome
Type: Feature
Filed: September 8, 2005
News outlet: Free Speech Radio News
Location: Houston, TX
Hundreds of evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston were barred from entering the building today after FEMA announced that they were going to begin issuing debit cards. Evacuees were told to wait outside in the heat while the agency processed paperwork. Dolores M. Bernal spoke to them.
No Shelters In Houston
As Hurricane Rita approaches Houston, people who couldn’t evacuate struggle to find food, gas, and shelter to ride out the storm. Dolores M. Bernal files this story.
For more samples, please contact Dolores at dmb.reports (at) gmail.com.
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