This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be

You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly19evjxwqo

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Sorrow and fury among Vancouver's Filipinos after attack on festival Sorrow and fury among Vancouver's Filipinos after attack on festival
(about 4 hours later)
Hundreds of people attended the vigil on Sunday nightHundreds of people attended the vigil on Sunday night
Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival, meant to be a celebration of Filipino pride, ended in a wail of sirens and screams. Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival, meant to be a celebration of Filipino pride, ended in a wail of sirens and screams on Saturday.
Eleven people died and many more were hospitalised after a man drove an SUV through the crowd. Eleven people - the youngest just five - died and many more were hospitalised after a man drove an SUV through the crowd.
"A lot of us are still numb. A lot of us are still angry, confused, sad, devastated - and some of us don't know how to feel, what to feel," said R.J. Aquino, chairman of Filipino B.C., the organisation that put on the festival. "A lot of us are still numb. A lot of us are still angry, confused, sad, devastated - and some of us don't know how to feel, what to feel," says R. J. Aquino, chairman of Filipino B.C., the organisation which put on the festival.
He spoke at a vigil attended by hundreds of people from across the Lower Mainland on Sunday night.He spoke at a vigil attended by hundreds of people from across the Lower Mainland on Sunday night.
"Honestly, I'm kind of all of the above right now," he added. "Honestly, I'm kind of all of the above right now," he adds.
That was the sense I got from talking to people in the neighbourhood around the festival site all day: an intense mix of shock, sorrow and fury. Those who had been at the festival site all day were left with an intense feeling of shock, sorrow and fury in the aftermath of the attack.
Take two Filipino friends I met on the street where it happened, Roger Peralta and Bjorn Villaruel. Roger Peralta and Bjorn Villarreal, friends who both arrived in Canada in 2016, spent the evening listening to the music and eating the food of their homeland.
They both arrived in Canada in 2016 and were having a fabulous evening at the festival, listening to the music and eating the food of their homeland. "Suddenly I hear this unimaginable noise," Bjorn recalls.
"Suddenly I hear this unimaginable noise," Bjorn said. "It was a loud bang," Roger says.
"It was a loud bang," Roger said.
Both men describe seeing bodies bouncing off an SUV just meters away from them.Both men describe seeing bodies bouncing off an SUV just meters away from them.
"I did not run away," Bjorn said. "I actually followed the vehicle, because I felt like I could stop him. "I did not run away," Bjorn continues. "I actually followed the vehicle, because I felt like I could stop him.
"It was horrendous. A lot of people are just lying on the street and crying and begging for help." "It was horrendous. A lot of people [were] just lying on the street and crying and begging for help."
Almost a day later, Roger said he had not been able to sleep and was in shock, seeing flashes of the horror in his mind over and over and finding himself having to stop and cry. Almost a day later, Roger is still in shock and unable to sleep as the scene replays in his mind. He says he is finding himself having to stop and cry.
But he also talked of a strong Filipino spirit that he said will lift the community. But he also spoke of a strong Filipino spirit which he says will lift the community.
"We have in our culture Bayanihan," he said. It translates as a spirit of unity and cooperation among Filipinos. "We have in our culture Bayanihan," he explains, which translates as a spirit of unity and cooperation among Filipinos.
"When you meet another Filipino, even if you don't know them, you greet them, you feel like they're family, even if you're not.""When you meet another Filipino, even if you don't know them, you greet them, you feel like they're family, even if you're not."
People have been placing candles and flowers at a makeshift memorial near the scene of Saturday's car-rammingPeople have been placing candles and flowers at a makeshift memorial near the scene of Saturday's car-ramming
The Premier of British Columbia, David Eby, paid tribute to the Filipino community. The Premier of British Columbia, David Eby, has also paid tribute to the Filipino community in Canada, saying he didn't "think there's a British Columbian who hasn't been touched in some way by the Filipino community".
"I don't think there's a British Columbian who hasn't been touched in some way by the Filipino community. "You can't go to a place that delivers care in our province and not meet a member of that community," he said.
"You can't go to a place that delivers care in our province and not meet a member of that community. "Our long-term care homes, our hospitals, childcare, schools. This is a community that gives and gives."
"Our long-term care homes, our hospitals, child care, schools. This is a community that gives and gives." Bjorn, who works at a hospital as a magnetic resonance imaging technologist, agrees.
Bjorn, who works at a hospital as a magnetic resonance imaging technologist, agreed. "We are very caring people," he says.
"We are very caring people," he said.
Both he and Roger were furious the SUV got into the crowd in the first place. They said they felt let down by Canada.Both he and Roger were furious the SUV got into the crowd in the first place. They said they felt let down by Canada.
Premier Eby said he feels that rage too.Premier Eby said he feels that rage too.
"But I want to turn the rage that I feel into ensuring that we stand with the Filipino community," he said in front of a police cruiser blocking access to the crime scene. "But I want to turn the rage that I feel into ensuring that we stand with the Filipino community," he said as he stood in front of a police cruiser blocking access to the crime scene.
"This event does not define us and the Filipino community or that celebration.""This event does not define us and the Filipino community or that celebration."