Japan’s quake catastrophe:
President donates US $ 1 m
*Orders special team to Japan
*Treasury Secretary notified
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to provide one million US
dollars in assistance towards the welfare of the Japanese people
affected by last Friday’s earthquake and tsunami.
The President has already directed Treasury Secretary Dr P B
Jayasundera to take necessary action for the release of this sum.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has also instructed the relevant
authorities to dispatch a team of Sri Lankan medical specialists and a
team from the Three Forces with special training to Japan to help out in
the relief mission now on in the aftermath of the catastrophe.
The Sri Lankan Ambassador in Japan has also been directed to take
further steps in this regard.
Meanwhile, an AFP report states: Japan on Sunday committed 100,000
troops to help earthquake and tsunami survivors as the world rallied
behind the disaster-stricken nation.
More than 215,000 people were in emergency shelters.
Power was out in the quake-hit city of Sendai, and food and fuel were
running low.
Offers of help poured in from across the world. |