According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Myanmar Embassy in Japan and generous donors provided food and medicines to Myanmar nationals living in the quake-affected area in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan on 27 January.
Myanmar Ambassador to Japan U Soe Han and embassy staff visited Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, affected by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck on 1 January and met Myanmar nationals to offer words of encouragement.
Following this, the Myanmar Ambassador and his team provided rice, cooking oil, foodstuffs, purified water, and medicines to 12 Myanmar women working at an electrical equipment manufacturing plant in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, and 16 Myanmar women working at a food processing factory in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture.
The Myanmar Ambassador expressed happiness that no one had been injured and that Myanmar nationals had supported each other to overcome the challenges posed by the earthquake. He also expressed gratitude to the Japanese locals who offered necessary assistance.
The Myanmar Embassy will investigate whether Myanmar nationals are in other quake-affected areas in Ishikawa Prefecture so that necessary assistance can be reached. — ASH/MKKS
