Japan on Monday dispatched two warships carrying some 650 troops to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines, the first major contingent of its military’s largest overseas aid deployment.
The two vessels, also carrying six helicopters, left the port of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, and are scheduled to arrive on Friday, said a Defense Ministry spokesman.
Aside from an emergency medical team dispatched, Japan has donated $10 million to the Philippines for emergency aid to victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
On his Facebook page, Mr. Abe said the troop deployment for emergency aid in the Philippines was "the largest ever."
"We are supplying aid in rapid succession to rescue the people of the Philippines from the enormous typhoon damage," he said.
Overwhelmed by the appreciation shown by Filipinos, the Prime Minister published another message on his Facebook account:
The two vessels, also carrying six helicopters, left the port of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, and are scheduled to arrive on Friday, said a Defense Ministry spokesman.
Aside from an emergency medical team dispatched, Japan has donated $10 million to the Philippines for emergency aid to victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
On his Facebook page, Mr. Abe said the troop deployment for emergency aid in the Philippines was "the largest ever."
"We are supplying aid in rapid succession to rescue the people of the Philippines from the enormous typhoon damage," he said.
Overwhelmed by the appreciation shown by Filipinos, the Prime Minister published another message on his Facebook account:
I was taken by surprise at the immense response from the people in the Philippines to my English language Facebook entry the other day regarding the dispatch of the Japan Disaster Relief Team to the Philippines. Astoundingly, the number of “shares” surpassed 30,000 and the number of “likes” reached roughly 70,000. I felt very acutely the enormousness of people’s expectations towards Japan.
We are providing medical treatment on the islands of Leyte and Cebu and transporting supplies to the ravaged areas by airplane. There are already about 100 Japanese conducting relief activities. They will soon bey joined by approximately 900 members of the Self-Defense Forces, who are now aboard a ship headed for the Philippines.
We need to help each other when times are tough. We will face up to this disaster united in our thoughts with the people of the Philippines and the people of the countries extending support.
For more trending news and updates, like us on Facebook follow us on Twitter add us to your circle in Google+ and we will keep you posted directly on your news feeds.
No comments: