In response
to the earthquakes that rocked Kumamoto prefecture on April 14, Association for Aid and Relief Japan
(AAR Japan) dispatched the emergency response team consisting of four staff members
including a board member, Ben Kato; Kazuya Omuro; Shinichiro Ohara; and
Masayuki Okada. Additional members will join the team shortly.
The earthquakes
that first struck Kumamoto at 9:26 pm on April 14 marked magnitude 7 on the
Japanese intensity scale. A series of aftershocks continue to ca
use damages on
constructions and infrastructures and destabilize the situation. On the 15th,
the team entered the town of Mashiki, where destruction is most severe, to provide
food supplies to survivors, erecting a temporary vendor outside of an
evacuation center (Iino Elementary School) to cook curry, rice balls, and miso
soup to feed the affected populations. The team is serving hot-meals to 300 ~500 people at a
time. Meanwhile, the team is conducting needs
assessment for further assistance to those affected, such as those residing in evacuation centers and persons with disabililties of the areas hit by the earthquakes.
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| AAR Omuro surving rice balls to the affected people (Mashiki, April 16th, 2016) |
Quakes
continue to hit Kumamoto even after the first strike. More damages and more
evacuation are aggravating the situation every day. Please donate and help us
support people of Kumamoto.
Please donate
For the latest updates, also see our Twitter
account.
Account: @aarjapan http://twitter.com/aarjapan
Please contact Natori (Ms.) and Yamada (Ms.)
for further inquiry.
TEL: +81-3-5423-4511
