Typhoon

198526 min 5 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Michel Régnier

Production: Jacques Vallée

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with la Société Radio-Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency.

Each year, some twenty typhoons hit the Philippines. In Jamaica, authorities are trying to minimize the impact of hurricanes with a safety program aimed at the whole population, especially at school children. UNDRO alerts, orients and co-ordinates international aid after such catastrophes.

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Subject categories


  • Politics and Government > AsiaInternational AssistanceUnited Nations and Its Agencies
  • Developing Countries > Asia - Southeast AsiaFamine, Drought and Other DisastersInternational Development and Service Agencies
  • Safety > Disaster Control and ReliefEmergency Action

Credits


director
Michel Régnier
camera
Michel Régnier
editing
Michel Régnier
producer
Jacques Vallée
sound
André Dussault
sound editing
Gilles Quintal
music
Alain Clavier