Emergency Assistance to the Dominican Republic for the Tropical Storm Disaster

November 1, 2007

On November 1 (Thu), the Government of Japan decided to provide emergency relief goods (tents, sleeping pads, blankets, water purifiers and plastic sheets), equivalent to about 13 million yen, to the Government of the Dominican Republic, which has sustained damage caused by the tropical storm Noel.
According to an announcement of the Government of the Dominican Republic (as of October 31), 56 people were dead, more than 58,000 affected, 14,582 houses totally or partially destroyed, and such infrastructure as roads and bridges and agricultural produce damaged.
In the region, the disaster-afflicted are forced to lead an inconvenient life in shelters. The Government of the Dominican Republic, while making rehabilitation efforts of its own, requested emergency assistance from the Government of Japan.
The Government of Japan has decided to extend this emergency assistance from a humanitarian point of view for the disaster-afflicted while taking into account the friendly relations with the Dominican Republic.

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