After the earthquake in Japan: Vietnamese Embassy coordinates community support work

On January 6, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held an online meeting with Vietnamese associations to discuss coordination to support Vietnamese people affected by the earthquake.

The online meeting was attended by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka, and Vietnamese associations in many localities. According to VNA, Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu suggested that support work should be carried out openly, transparently, with quick and accurate information, and immediate and long-term measures should be identified. In the immediate future, the focus should be on urgent measures such as providing food, drinking water, and shelter, and identifying which groups need support.

Long-term measures such as finding jobs, stabilizing life... will be implemented in the coming time. Ishikawa Prefecture has more than 5,000 Vietnamese people, of which about 600 (mainly interns) are working at companies and factories in the Noto Peninsula area. This is also the area most severely damaged by the earthquake, especially areas such as Wajima, Nanao, Suzu.

According to Kyodo, as of January 6, the death toll from the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred on January 1 has risen to more than 100 people, while 211 people are still missing. About 23,800 households in Ishikawa have no electricity, more than 66,400 households have no water. The Ishikawa prefectural government is planning to build temporary houses for the affected people. However, this work is not expected to be carried out before January 12, as aftershocks continue to shake the Noto Peninsula.

The Japan Meteorological Agency predicts heavy rain in the area will last until January 7 and then snow will fall.

KHANH HUNG

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