KANAZAWA (Japan): A Taiwanese medical team arrived in the Japanese town of Suzu late Thursday evening to hitch the disaster reduction efforts, in the wake of a robust earthquake that struck the western coast of the nation on Jan 1, killing scores of individuals and leaving many others trapped in the rubble of toppled buildings.
The four-member team from the Taiwan Development Association for Disaster Medical Teams (TDADMT) was the primary Taiwanese non-governmental organisation to reach in Suzu, a coastal town of simply over 5,000 residences, close to the epicentre of the magnitude 7.6 quake, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported in line with TDADMT Deputy Secretary-General Wang Wei-te.
The Taiwanese team, working beneath the management of Japan’s civil Airborne Rescue & Relief Operations With Search (ARROWS), flew by helicopter to remoted disaster areas of Suzu on Friday to judge the medical wants of the folks there, Wang stated.
The TDADMT stated it despatched the emergency team to Japan after consultations with the Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) and ARROWS in regards to the present scenario in the disaster areas and what medical help was wanted.
ARROWS, an NGO established by PWJ, has been offering onsite help for the nationwide command middle and medical providers on the emergency shelters, because the quake struck western Japan on Jan 1.
As of Saturday, the demise toll was reported at round 100, and a minimum of 211 others remained unaccounted for, as rescue groups continued to look the rubble of the various collapsed constructing and roads, in line with worldwide information reviews.
Currently, there are about 11,000 folks in Suzu, the place 53 emergency shelters have been arrange and quite a few NGOs are working to assist the folks.
Taiwan and Japan’s civil organisations have maintained shut hyperlinks over time, with the TDADMT and ARROWS signing a memorandum of understanding in 2018 for mutual help in coaching and disaster reduction.
In December 2023, simply a few weeks earlier than the earthquake struck Japan, the TDADMT despatched a 16-member team to Japan for coaching in areas corresponding to medical evacuation by way of helicopter in snowy climate, in line with Wang. – eNM, CNA
