The Japanese government revealed on November 11 Monday that it was sending an emergency relief team consisting of 25 members to the Philippines in order to assist with the immediate health and recovery concerns following devastation from Typhoon Haiyan. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that two members of the team were from the Foreign Ministry, while the rest were mostly medical staff consisting of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists from Japan Disaster Relief Team.
The immense storm, which was known locally as Super Typhoon Yolanda, ripped through the Philippines’ central region, and caused large-scale destruction and a death-toll that continues to rise each day, with predictions putting it in the thousands. Suga stated that the Japanese government intended to provide as much support as possible to help the disaster-hit areas most in need, as well as to the Southeast Asian nation’s government. |
