Thursday, May 5

Number of quake orphans reached 132

May 5 is a holiday entitled "Children's Day" in Japan.

While many children were having a good day at holiday destinations with their family, my attention was drawn to one web-article.

Number of quake-tsunami orphans whose parents are dead or still missing reached 132, and the number is expected to increase.

Compared with the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck early in the morning, the majority of children were at school on the Friday when the Tohoku earthquake hit and were able to evacuate safely.

However, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is having difficulty collecting information about orphans from local governments in disaster-stricken areas. Therefore, the ministry is sending local government officials from other regions to assist with such efforts.

Special care and financial support for these children is urgently needed.

Here are the latest reports on the quake victims in Japan.  
http://hearthevoicefromjapan.blogspot.com/




・Japanese Red Cross
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html

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