Source: UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Japan
DHA-GENEVA 95/0025
1. UPDATED DAMAGE FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1,590 DEAD, 1,017 MISSING, 6,334 INJURED AND 7,876 HOUSES DAMAGED.
1. UPDATED DAMAGE FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1,590 DEAD, 1,017 MISSING, 6,334 INJURED AND 7,876 HOUSES DAMAGED.
2. GOVT DISPATCHED ASSESSMENT TEAM TODAY TO IDENTIFY FURTHER IMMEDIATE RELIEF MEASURES. SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES BEING UNDERTAKEN BY JAPANESE TEAMS MOBILIZED FROM ALL OVER JAPAN.
3. NO REPEAT NO NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS. TO DATE DHA-GENEVA HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE JAPANESE GOVT.
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