Japan donates to flood victims

Story: Fauziatu Adam

THE National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has received items worth US$160,000 from the Japanese Government to provide some relief for displaced persons who suffered from the flood disaster early this year.
The items included 2,250 pieces of blankets, 60 pieces of plastic chairs, 1404 pieces of portable jerry cans and 10 pieces of water purifiers.
The Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Keiichi Katakami, who made the presentation, said his country was moved by the news that about 350,000 people had been affected by the flood disaster this year.
He said the Government of Japan was going to approve $8 million for the provision of 29 other items such as water pumps, generators, emergency trucks, forklifts, bulldozers, and air compressors for disaster relief in Ghana.
He further said that they had procured 100, 000 bags worth of maize from their counter-value fund to help affected persons, especially women and children, in the various regions of the country.
The Deputy Minister for Interior, Dr Kwesi Akyem Apea-Kubi, who received the items on behalf of the government, expressed his appreciation to the Government of Japan and gave the assurance that the items would be distributed to the affected victims nation-wide.