Aid and rescue offers for Japan quake
An international rescue effort to help Japan seek survivors of a massive earthquake and tsunami and address a nuclear crisis is gathering pace, with around 100 countries offering assistance.
Japan's government has received offers for assistance from 91 countries, and has accepted assistance from about 15 based on assessed needs, mostly for specialized international urban search and rescue (USAR) teams and medical teams.
Following is a list of aid offers:
AFGHANISTAN
The southern Afghan city of Kandahar announced it was donating $50,000.
AUSTRALIA
Sent a 72-strong urban search and rescue team, including sniffer dogs, to Miyagi prefecture. A wide-body C-17 military transport is also providing airlift support, helping move fresh water, Japanese troops and equipment to the quake-zone.
The government has also offered field hospitals and victim identification specialists.
BRITAIN
Sent fire brigade search and rescue specialists and equipment including heavy lifting and cutting equipment consisting of 64 personnel and two dogs, and said it would send nuclear physicists if requested.
*CHINA
A 15-member rescue team arrived in Japan on Sunday, state news agency Xinhua said, bringing with them four tonnes of equipment for search and rescue operations, including their own power supply and telecommunications. It said it was ready to provide more aid.
-- The government has donated 30 million yuan ($4.56 million) of relief supplies to Japan, the first batch of which has already left Shanghai, including quilts and tents.
-- Health Minister Chen Zu said China is ready to send whatever medical aid is need to Japan at a moment's notice, Xinhua news agency said.
- Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday Beijing stood willing to offer further help.
-- China's Red Cross Society has donated another 5 million yuan ($761,200) in emergency aid to its Japanese counterpart, the official Xinhua news agency said. The group has already donated 1 million yuan to Japan following the quake.
FRANCE
France has sent a search and rescue team consisting of 134 personnel.
GERMANY
Germany has sent a search and rescue team consisting of 41 personnel and three dogs.
HUNGARY
Hungary's emergency authority said it had offered a 16-member crew as part of the International Response Assistance Network (RANET) programme to check radiation and do medical advisory work in seven monitoring teams.
INDIA
Is ready to send search and rescue teams and relief material to help during rehabilitation and reconstruction. The navy is on standby to send its ships to Japan.
Japan's government has received offers for assistance from 91 countries, and has accepted assistance from about 15 based on assessed needs, mostly for specialized international urban search and rescue (USAR) teams and medical teams.
Following is a list of aid offers:
AFGHANISTAN
The southern Afghan city of Kandahar announced it was donating $50,000.
AUSTRALIA
Sent a 72-strong urban search and rescue team, including sniffer dogs, to Miyagi prefecture. A wide-body C-17 military transport is also providing airlift support, helping move fresh water, Japanese troops and equipment to the quake-zone.
The government has also offered field hospitals and victim identification specialists.
BRITAIN
Sent fire brigade search and rescue specialists and equipment including heavy lifting and cutting equipment consisting of 64 personnel and two dogs, and said it would send nuclear physicists if requested.
*CHINA
A 15-member rescue team arrived in Japan on Sunday, state news agency Xinhua said, bringing with them four tonnes of equipment for search and rescue operations, including their own power supply and telecommunications. It said it was ready to provide more aid.
-- The government has donated 30 million yuan ($4.56 million) of relief supplies to Japan, the first batch of which has already left Shanghai, including quilts and tents.
-- Health Minister Chen Zu said China is ready to send whatever medical aid is need to Japan at a moment's notice, Xinhua news agency said.
- Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday Beijing stood willing to offer further help.
-- China's Red Cross Society has donated another 5 million yuan ($761,200) in emergency aid to its Japanese counterpart, the official Xinhua news agency said. The group has already donated 1 million yuan to Japan following the quake.
FRANCE
France has sent a search and rescue team consisting of 134 personnel.
GERMANY
Germany has sent a search and rescue team consisting of 41 personnel and three dogs.
HUNGARY
Hungary's emergency authority said it had offered a 16-member crew as part of the International Response Assistance Network (RANET) programme to check radiation and do medical advisory work in seven monitoring teams.
INDIA
Is ready to send search and rescue teams and relief material to help during rehabilitation and reconstruction. The navy is on standby to send its ships to Japan.
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