Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Emergency Support
02/01/2024 ( update 22/04/2024 )
The earthquake which struck the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture on January 1 caused extensive damage. We would like to express our deepest sympathies to all victims of the earthquake.
In the affected areas, more than 28,000 people in Ishikawa Prefecture alone are huddled in shelters or forced to evacuate their homes in the bitter cold with snow. AAR Japan [Association for Aid and Relief, Japan] emergency support teams are providing soup kitchens in Wajima and Suzu City, and delivering relief supplies to welfare facilities for the disabled throughout the prefecture. We have also started providing support to foreign residents of the affected areas.
We would like to ask for your cooperation in AAR’s emergency relief efforts.
Activity #1 Soup Kitchen
Survivors receiving AAR’s soup dishes at Wakayama Elementary School in Suzu City.
We provide cooked hot meals at evacuation centers and community centers where neighborhood residents gather. AAR emergency support team members procure foodstuffs and relief supplies in Toyama Prefecture, and travel 4 to 5 hours each way along heavily damaged main roads to get there and back. Some of the evacuees have commented, “We are very grateful for the hot meals served to us as the mornings and evenings are cold.”
Activity #2 Distribution of supplies to welfare facilities for persons with disabilities
Providing portable toilets and small tents to the community life support facility “Umudu Sora”. AAR Mitsuru Namatame (left) with the facility’s residents in Wajima, Japan.
We provide hygiene products, bottled drinking water, food, etc. to welfare facilities for people with disabilities who tend to be left out of support efforts in a large-scale disaster. In addition, we also deliver emergency portable toilets and hygiene products donated by companies in cooperation with the Association to disaster-stricken areas, where sanitary conditions are deteriorating due to the lack of toilets caused by water shortages and the spread of influenza and noro-virus.
Activity#3 Support for Disaster Victims of Foreigners
Yuki Sakurai, an AAR staff member, visits the homes of foreign residents affected by the disaster and listens to their stories in Nanao City.
In cooperation with welfare networks and other support groups in the affected areas, we have started supporting foreign victims who have been left out of various assistance programs. Since many of them are not well informed, we provide them with information on support by the government and support groups, as well as information on contact points where they can ask for consultation.
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Continuing Support for Foreign Survivors: Noto Peninsula Earthquake | News / Report | AAR Japan | Association for Aid and Relief, JapanMany foreign residents living in Ishikawa Prefecture were affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and they are living as evacuees with anxiety due to the difficulty in accessing government suppo...
Until the day survivors regain their normal lives: Three months after the Noto Peninsula earthquake | News / Report | AAR Japan | Association for Aid and Relief, JapanThree months have passed since the Noto Peninsula earthquake struck on January 1. In the affected areas, fatalities totaled to 244, including disaster-related deaths. While the construction of temp...
Supporting survivor’s “Heart” through listening to their voices: Noto Peninsula Earthquake | News / Report | AAR Japan | Association for Aid and Relief, JapanThe Noto Peninsula earthquake caused extensive damages to lifelines, including damages of buildings and water outages at many welfare facilities for people with disabilities in Ishikawa Prefecture....
Attorney’s consultation service for rebuilding life: Noto Peninsula Earthquake | News / Report | AAR Japan | Association for Aid and Relief, JapanTwo and a half months have passed after the Noto Peninsula earthquake. While restoration efforts such as infrastructure improvement and debris removal are being progressed, people are beginning to ...
Connecting the “Last Mile” to deliver support: Noto Peninsula Earthquake | News / Report | AAR Japan | Association for Aid and Relief, JapanEven after two months have passed from the Noto Peninsula earthquake, more than 10,000 people are still forced to live in evacuation centers, and also more than 4,500 people are being evacuated fro...
Water Aid for Disaster Areas: Noto Peninsula Earthquake | News / Report | AAR Japan | Association for Aid and Relief, JapanThe Noto Peninsula earthquake caused extensive damage to the water supply infrastructure, and more than two months after the quake, water continues to be cut off in large areas. AAR Japan (Associat...
“Something small but cheerful.” Distributing assorted snacks: Noto Peninsula Earthquake | News / Report | AAR Japan | Association for Aid and Relief, JapanTwo months after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, more than 11,000 people are still forced to live in evacuation centers, in their cars, or in their half-broken homes. AAR Japan (Association for Aid ...
Providing mobile hot bath service: Noto Peninsula Earthquake | News / Report | AAR Japan | Association for Aid and Relief, JapanTwo months have passed since the Noto Peninsula earthquake struck on January 1st, 2024. In severely damaged Ishikawa Prefecture, people are forced to live in limited conditions for bathing and usin...
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