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Linda — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:30:01 +0000

April 27, 2011

A Wave of Revival

Samaritan’s Purse is equipping local Christians to minister to their neighbors who are trying to recover from the tsunami

Article at: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/a_wave_of_revival

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April 8/11 Japan Bicycle Initiative – Many cars and bicycles were lost in Japan’s tsunami. Transportation is a major concern for many survivors. Samaritan’s Purse is working with the local churches and shelters to distribute new bicycles.

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Tool Kits for Japan – Samaritans Purse teams are distributing took kits for cleaning mud out of homes and businesses.

View all the video reports of the work Samaritan’s Purse is doing in Japan at http://www.samaritanspurse.org/InVideo/>bclid=831057262001

Franklin Graham Visits Japan

April 2 – Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham spent two days in Japan, viewing areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, meeting with church partners in Sendai and Tokyo, and working with our staff as we continue to provide emergency relief supplies and other aid to victims of the disaster.

The trip underlines the commitment to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami in the Name of Jesus

Graham expressed his sympathy for the people of Japan, and pledged to continue to give aid in the Name of Christ.

Samaritan’s Purse has been working through local believers and church networks to set up distribution networks and get help to people most in need. Graham assured a group of Japanese pastors of our ongoing support.

“We are here to stand by you for as long as you need us to help your people recover,” he said.

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Evidence of that support came Saturday, during a visit to Ishinomaki. Graham met with Masao Kanaya, pastor of Ishinominato Church and one our partners in the hard-hit coastal community.

Samaritan’s Purse presented Pastor Kanaya with a truck that he can use to deliver supplies as he ministers in Ishinomaki and nearby communities. In the bed of the truck was a mud-out kit that included a generator, power washer, shovel, and other items that will be a tremendous help in cleaning up flood-damaged homes.

“I’m so thankful for Samaritan’s Purse and all that you have done,” Pastor Kanaya said. “I want to now go and follow your example.

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The Samaritan’s Purse group then visited an elementary school that has been converted into a shelter for 300 people who lost everything. We gave then 30 bicycles to augment a “check-out program” that that the residents use for shopping, returning to damaged homes for clean-out work, and commuting to work.

“We give these bikes in the name of Jesus Christ,” Graham said in an address to all the people at the shelter. “We have come to tell you that we love you and God loves you.”

The shelter administrator thanked Samaritan’s Purse for the gift.

“Because of the tsunami our cars were all washed away and we lost most of our belongings that made up our lives,” he said. “Because we don’t have any cars, bicycles will be so useful. Here we see the restoration and rebuilding of this area. We are so grateful for all that you’re doing to help us rebuild the community.”

Graham then met with our staff, pastors, missionaries, and volunteers at the Samaritan’s Purse warehouse in Sendai, the city nearest the epicenter of the earthquake and tsunami and our base of operations.

“For all those who have helped in this warehouse, we certainly thank you. We couldn’t have done it without you, but we give God all the glory.”

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Starting Over

March 31 – Samaritan’s Purse is helping a village recover in the aftermath of the tsunami

In just a few short moments, the massive waves devastated the village of Baba Nakayama. The tsunami that washed ashore on March 11 came in on both sides of the small community of about 300 people. Houses were washed into the rice fields.

“We didn’t have a wall to protect against a tsunami,” said Kurayoshi Abe, a community leader. “The ocean is very deep, so if a tsunami comes it usually doesn’t phase us. This time, it was 10 meters high. The tsunami swept everything away. Our livelihood is washed away. There is nothing left.”

Even now, almost three weeks later, there are still places that are flooded. About 100 people sleep in cramped quarters in the community center on top of the hill, one of the only structures that escaped damage. Another 100 live up the road in a kindergarten building, while the rest live in their damaged houses.

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Samaritan’s Purse heard about Baba Nakayama, and visited the village to see if we could help. Our staff met with Abe and other community leaders, sitting cross-legged on mats around a small table.

Like most of the people of Baba Nakayama, Abe lost everything. There is nothing left of his house. But like his friends and neighbors, he plans to stay and rebuild. He said that about 30 percent of the villagers are elderly who have lived there all their lives.

“They don’t want to leave,” Abe said through tears. “So, we can’t leave them. We can’t leave these older people.”

Samaritan’s Purse, together with local church partners, began to help. We have built three temporary facilities that will house over 50 people, giving them a warm and comfortable place while the community begins rebuilding their lives. We also provided hygiene kits, blankets, plastic sheeting, and a heavy equipment excavator and dump truck for up to two months.

“I’m thankful you have a heart like that,” Abe said. “Whatever you do is a help. We want to stay here and rebuild the village. We don’t have money. If we work together, we can rebuild it. We are really thankful that you are here to help.

“Because you are here, we might be able to start over. “

“The reason we have been able to survive the last few weeks is because of Christians,” Abe said. “What you guys give is much stronger.”

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Supplying Hope in Japan

March 26 – On Friday, the Samaritian’s Purse disaster team purchased $250,000 of clothing items for distribution, and began loading provisions onto boats to go to a small island where 400 people evacuated and the remaining 500 were left with little.

A Samaritan’s Purse disaster response team is in Sendai, the city nearest the epicenter of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern coast of Japan on March 11. Every day, they distribute more of the 93 tons of emergency supplies from the airlift that arrived in the country March 19.

The simple things can mean everything in the aftermath of a disaster. That’s why the woman at the Yamashirocho Church began crying when a team from Samaritan’s Purse arrived with hygiene kits and blankets.

“She was really, really stoked that we were here,” said Dan Junker, a partner helping our team distribute relief supplies in Japan. “She said that they’ve been giving all they have to the locals, and today they almost had nothing left. Then here came all these vehicles coming in, and they are just blown away. The littlest things such as wet tissues mean tons.”

All the supplies have one thing in common. They are evidence that someone cares.

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“We’re moving supplies out through mostly local partners,” said Paul Chiles, a team member who arrived in Japan within days of the disaster. “They take the supplies out to the local church leader, and the church knows who around in the surrounding communities needs help. They go out and provide that help. It’s effective.”

So far, we have given out over 10,000 hygiene kits, thousand of blankets, socks, jerry cans, and bars of soap, and hundreds of rolls of plastic, buckets, and boots. We have helped hungry families by supplying bags of rice and boxes of milk.

“Shelter plastic is used to fix leaky roofs in the usual disaster situation,” Chiles said. “In this one, there’s so much mud on the floor and these are people that are used to being clean. People are rolling out the plastic so they can at least have a place to sit down, to lie down, just to stay a little bit cleaner. The hygiene kits contain things you need to feel a little better about yourself. There are some water trucks around, and a few water points. We’ve got buckets and jerry cans so they can collect water and bring it back with them. “These are just general things to make life possible at this point.”

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Japanese officials have said that more than 15,000 people may have died in Miyagi Prefecture, where Samaritan’s Purse is based. The official death toll has jumped past 10,000, and some reports suggests could go as high as 25,000 missing.

March 21, 2011

Over 90 tons of emergency relief supplies from Samaritan’s Purse have arrived in Sendai, Japan, aboard four C-17 cargo jets from Yokota Air Force Base near Tokyo. This special airlift marked both the first military delivery of emergency supplies for a non-government organization into the Sendai airport and the first landing at the airport of the Air Force’s giant C-17 cargo jet.

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But for the Air Force and Marine personnel who were directly involved in the airlift—and who are mostly based in Japan—the significance of the operation lay in the chance to personally help the Japanese people whom they see as friends and neighbors.

According to Lieutenant Commander Trey Hollis of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force based in Okinawa, the chance to be part of the Samaritan’s Purse relief effort in Sendai gave the men and women of the Marines an important opportunity.

“I think it’s very challenging and very rewarding,” he said. “It takes all the things we’re trained to do and puts them into practice in a real world event. The Marines here are very enthusiastic. We live among Japanese people and we can see first hand the pain they are going through and it motivates us more. The Japanese are our allies, but they are also our neighbors.”

Samaritan’s Purse is extremely grateful to the Marines of the Combined Arms Training Center at Camp Fuji, Japan, for their enthusiastic help in loading our trucks at the Sendai Airport. As well, we are very grateful to all the Air Force personnel both at Sendai Airport and at Yokota Air Base for their help in facilitating flights and off-loading aircraft. We are proud and grateful for their service to their home country and to the people of Japan.

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The situation in Sendai remains critical for thousands of people who have lost their homes in last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. The blankets, plastic sheeting, hygiene kits, and other relief supplies that have now arrived will be quickly distributed through local church and government networks to aid in Japan’s recovery efforts.

Please continue to pray for the people of Sendai and other nearby disaster-stricken areas. Pray that they would find hope in the Lord and hope for the future as they rebuild their lives.

Pet Rescue in Japan (Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima Evacuation Zone)

Linda — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:59:42 +0000

May 10/11 – Fukushima No. 1 Reactor Accident: Pets will be rescued in conjunction with the temporary return of people to their homes

Fuji TV News Network, May 10 (Tuesday), broadcast at 12:31 a.m. JST

A decision has been made to allow people to bring their cats, dogs, and other pets back out when they return to their homes within the 20 kilometer exclusion zone surrounding the No. 1 Fukushima reactor temporarily from May 10th, onward.

There have been strong demands from citizens for the rescue of pets from the start and the decision to implement this in conjunction with the temporary returns home that will begin on May 9 or 10th was made after much coordination.

This will be implemented in nine cities and towns, including Tamura and Minami Soma City. The Ministry of the Environment and Fukushima Prefecture will work together in teams with two vehicles to conduct an orderly rescue of pets that have been tied to ropes within the grounds of homes, either on the same day or the next day after residents return home temporarily.

A decision has also been made to transfer pigs being raised in Minami Soma City within the exclusion zone to a Tokyo University affiliated farm in Ibaraki Prefecture. The transfer is projected for May 10th, at the earliest.

Not part of the above article but still important:

Please help Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support to also get as many animals out as possible during this time.

Please donate to JEARS though their website: http://jears.org

Olympic Snowboarder and Recent US Open Champion Kazu Kokubo to Support JEARS

Written by JEARS Team Wednesday, 27 April 2011 12:09

Reigning Burton US Open of Snowboarding Champion and two-time Olympian, Kazuhiro (Kazu) Kokubo announced his support for Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support today and urged his fans and the snowboarding community to follow his lead in supporting animal rescue in Japan. Read more at http://jears.org

Help Pets Left Behind! Petition For Pet Rescuers Entry to Exclusion Zone

We are appealing to the Prime Minister’s Office by mail. Please help us.

On April 22, the Government of Japan officially established the Exclusion Zone, which legally prohibits entering a 20km zone around the nuclear reactors. To rescue animals left in the area, Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support (JEARS) created a new petition addressed to the Prime Minister’s Office and cabinets.

If you want to save animals, and if you agree with the content, please email the “Request to Save the Pets in the Exclusion Zone” to the Prime Minister’s Office.

(Please note: Please refrain from phoning or faxing because this causes trouble during times of crisis.)

You are welcome to copy all or a part of the message.

We listed two links below. If you would like to use the second link, please send the following written petition in Japanese. To do so, follow the instructions below:

1. Go to either one of the following two forms:

the comment page for the Prime Minister’s Office at:

https://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/forms/comment_ssl.html (English input.)

https://www.e-gov.go.jp/policy/servlet/Propose

(Japanese input. instruction is as follows.)

2. Please input the following:

電子メールアドレス: (“Your email address”)

確認の為、再度入力してください。: (“Please input your email address again for confirmation.”)

各府省への政策に関するご意見・ご要望を2000文字以内で入力してください。

（半角カナなどの機種依存文字は使用しないでください。）

“Please state your opinion or request concerning governmental policies to the Office and various ministries.

Please do not use machine-dependent characters such as half-sized kana.”

The following is the written petition written in Japanese. We provided the English translation at the bottom of this page. Please copy from the next line onward.

東北関東大震災、警戒区域への動物救援グループ立入りについてのお願い

原発避難区域20キロ圏内警戒区域への動物救援グループの立入り許可を下さる様、謹んでお願い致します。

立入り禁止規制をかけねばならない国の立場はわかりますが、災害から全ての物を失われ、残された家族の一員としてのペットの安否を気遣う人々の心境を思いやらずにはいられません。

動物救援ボランティアグループは、救済に伴うリスクを承知で、犬、猫、その他コンパニオンの動物達の命を救いたいと考えています。救助グループや、個人ボランティアには特別に「立ち入り許可証」などを与えて頂き、全面的に規制するのではなく、ボランティア達が動物の移動や餌を与える等の救済活動に安全に専念出来るよう,　ご配慮頂けますと幸いです。

又、恐れ入りますが、自分では救助に行けない飼い主さんや、情報を得にくい飼い主さんのために情報提供をして頂けますでしょうか。何卒、宜しくお願い致します。

(Copy up to the line above and paste in the column.)

4. Check the departments you are sending the comment to: 内閣官房 (located at 1st line far left) and 内閣府 (located at 1st line far right) -These are the Cabinet Secretary and the Cabinet Office.

5. Click on the 送信 (“send”) button to send it.

6. The next screen shows you the message content. If this is acceptable, please click on the確認 (“confirm”) button to send it.

If you wish to redo it, please click on the戻る (“return”) button.

7. The next screen will say:

“Input the numbers you see in the blank columns.”

Input these numbers and click on 確認 (“confirm”).

Click on 戻る (“return”) to go back.

8. You will get a confirmation ID on the next screen.

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Below is a translation of the actual petition. Please do not send it in English. Copy the Japanese text above and send that.

Urgent Request to Rescue Pets Left Behind in the Exclusion Zone Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

We would like to respectfully request that you will consider issuing entry permits to animal rescue groups.

While we understand the nation’s position in imposing restrictions on entering the 20km exclusion zone, we also feel that for many people who have lost everything, the added agony of wondering about the fate of their pets, part of their families, is a cruel twist. Volunteer groups are aware of the risks and would like to save the lives of dogs, cats, and other companion animals. We humbly ask that you kindly provide rescue groups, and individual volunteers with special “entrance permits” and do not impose random restrictions.

Also, please assist in distributing information among pet owners who cannot go to bring their pets out or who do not have access to online information.

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If you are also interested in writing to:

MAFF, Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries, English page can be found at: https://www.contact.maff.go.jp/maff/form/114e.html

MOE, Ministry of the Environment:

https://www.env.go.jp/en/moemail/

April 13, 2011 – Pet rescuers brave Fukushima danger zone

CNN Report April 13, 2011 – See the Video below

Please help Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support Help Rescue These Animals. Donate at their website at http://jears.org

April 13 – World Vets has had personnel on the ground in Japan for the past 4 weeks working with Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support (JEARS) and the local veterinary community. In response to the animals in Fukushima, JEARS has volunteers making visits on a daily basis to look for animals, provide them with food and/or to bring them back to shelters for care. World Vets veterinarians continue to work 12 hour days providing veterinary care to animals living in shelters and outside evacuation centers. Our team has also established a protocol for treating and de-contaminating animals rescued from areas within the radiation zone as well as a system for their in – take, housing and care. World Vets also has a large shipment of pet food as well as another shipment of collapsable cages, kennels and vet supplies en route to Japan.

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Animal Rescue in Progress

World Vets (International Aid for Animals), Japanese Animal Rescue and Support, Animal Friends Niigata, HEART-Tokushima, Japan Cat Network, Animal Refuge Kansai, and the Japan SPCA are rescuing and aiding the animal victims of the disaster in Japan. Some shelters don’t allow pets and consequently some homeless people won’t go into the shelters if it means abandoning their pets. Other pets were separated from their owner families during the disaster and others are being found injured amongst the debris. Pet food is also in short supply. In the enormity of the disaster in Japan, these organizations are making sure that the animals aren’t forgotten, and are also helped.

March 22,2011 Dolphin rescued from rice field 12 days after tsunami: story on msnbc at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42231949/ns/today-today_pets_and_animals/

World Vets

World Vets is currently on the ground in Japan. Follow their updates on their website.

March 26 – In response to the recent earthquake and tsunami, WorldVets has reached out to the veterinary community in Japan, specifically in Sendai – an area affected by the tsunami where animals are reported to be isolated and injured. Working with a large coalition of Japanese animal welfare groups and international aid organizations, World Vets has already deployed a first responder assessment team and is currently mobilizing their resources to setup ongoing support activities.

“The response from the communities aware of WorldVets’ mission has been overwhelming and we are very thankful to those who have already contributed to our efforts. More help is needed,” says Dr. Cathy King, CEO of World Vets. “Our first responder deployment will make an assessment of the current resources available, the animal related needs that exist and how best World Vets is able to assist animal rescue and sheltering efforts.”

World Vets has also provided and will continue to provide veterinary aid in the form of supplies and medicines, as well as veterinary relief volunteers.

March 17 – 2:05PM World Vets currently has 2 people in Japan. Dr Koji Fukomura is in Tokyo and Adrien Zap is in the field north of Niigata. Adrien is working with Animal Friends Niigata and they are close to the hardest hit areas right now. We are also coordinating pallet-load shipments of supplies to aid local animal welfare groups in Japan. A major animal issue right now is that people are fleeing the country and leaving their animals behind. Shelters are being overwhelmed with animals. We are working with local groups to support them. We are currently coordinating a shipment to Japan Cat Network as well.

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Global Animal

GlobalAnimal.org is collecting donations on behalf of Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support. Global Animal is an online news magazine and social community for all things animal, from the beloved pet to exotic wildlife. It’s a virtual clubhouse for pet lovers and animal advocates worldwide to stay informed, be moved, be heard, and get involved.

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Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support

Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support is a coalition of three groups — HEART-Tokushima, Animal Friends Niigata, and Japan Cat Network. They have united to provide shelter, rescue, and an exchange of information for animals of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. These groups have been rescuing and rehoming animals in Japan for many years. Funds will be used directly for animal rescue and support of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. They have a strict no-kill policy for all the pets they rescue.

Please donate to JEARS though their website: http://jears.org

Pippi and Sakichan updates

Thursday 7 April 2011 03:37 - Written by JEARS Team

Remember these birds? We were asked by the owners, who are in an evacuation facility in Niigata, to go to their house and see if the birds were alive or not. They were reluctant to accompany us just in cast the worst had happened. Thankfully, they were alive so they were brought back to Animal Friends Niigata. We have now managed to find them a foster home near the centre where the owners are currently located.

Meet Shane and Kamata-san.

Sunday, 27 March 2011 03:31 – Hoping to return for the dog after alerting his neighbors to the impending danger, Kamata-san found his way blocked by the tsunami. Six hours later at his evacuation center in Miyagi Prefecture, a dog was seen lingering outside. There Kamata-san found his Akita a bit battered and tired from his long swim through debris laden waters, but alive and well. A little rest, some antibiotics from JEARS to help heal his infected legs, and the support of his best friend brought Shane round in no time.

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VOLUNTEER in TOHOKU!

Saturday, 26 March 2011 06:22 – We are now going forward to establish temporary and semi-permanent bases for going into the earthquake devastated areas. We are looking for volunteers to help. The most useful skills or situations will be people with vehicles, or can drive and trade off with other drivers, Japanese or English/Japanese skills, and general Jack or Jill of all trades types. We need people who can be sensitive to the loss of people in crisis, tolerant of stress and difficult situations, be able to “rough it” when necessary, and of course be able to handle animals. Those are not the only needs and requirements but that is what first comes to mind. We ask people to be as best informed as they can about the possible dangers and physical difficulty involved. Any interest can be emailed to volunteer@jears.org.

Please donate to JEARS though their website: http://jears.org

HEART-Tokushima

We are preparing to receive animal here at HEART and we are working closely with Japan Cat Network and Animal Friends Niigata to save as many animals as possible. Niigata is the closest to the affected areas and will be our base of operations. We will be going out tomorrow to distribute food and water and to try and make an initial assessment. Please check our regular reports on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Japan-Earthquake-Animal-Rescue-and-Support/207835229228979 to find out what is needed and how you can help.

Please donate to JEARS though their website: http://jears.org

Animal Friends Niigata

We are a small group set up in 2008 by Isabella Gallaon-Aoki, a long-term resident of Niigata, caring for and re-homing some of the many unwanted animals found in Niigata Prefecture and in other parts of Japan. In Niigata Prefecture more than 4,000 of these unfortunate animals meet an untimely death at the hands of the authorities yearly.

We give the necessary care and social training to abandoned animals, and where possible to find them new good and loving homes. Where this is not possible, we provide them with lifelong care at our small shelter. We believe strongly that all animals, regardless of age, health, and behavioural problems have the right to life, and should not be discriminated against just for these reasons. Because of this belief we rescue many old, sick, and problem animals, who have no chance of being adopted and who other rescue groups will not help. We hold a regular adoption events to try to find homes for our animals.

Please donate to JEARS though their website: http://jears.org

Japan Cat Network

March 17, 2011 We’d like to give you an update on our coalition efforts to help the animals in the Tohoku region. A small rescue team went out from Niigata’s Animal Friends on March 15, and they are out again today on the 17th. The experience has been a tough one for those on the ground, as the amount of devastation that they are encountering is so very great. However the gratitude of the people they have met, some continuing to care for their pets under dangerous or difficult circumstances, has been amazing and very uplifting. We will continue sending folks out to see how we can help in the area, and we might eventually call for more volunteer help, but we need some time to formulate a better plan for using volunteers safely in the region. More photos here…

March 13, 2011 – We remain very concerned about the animals in the severely effected areas, who may be overlooked in the midst of so much immediate need to address human concerns. We are currently working with two other no-kill organizations to coordinate plans for getting animals from these areas out to safety, and have already begun helping people with pets in crisis.

Please donate to JEARS though their website: http://jears.org

OTHER ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS ON THE GROUND IN JAPAN INCLUDE:

Animal Refuge Kansai

ARK Chairman Elizabeth Oliver confirms that access to hard hit areas like Tohoku/Sendai is limited. ARK is preparing for a huge influx of injured, homeless animals of the Tohoku-Pacific earthquake… Thousands of people are dead or missing and animals in the path of the tsunami likely perished. In this rural area most dogs would have been chained, unable to escape. We are very concerned about pets left in homes near the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. It is unclear how many could accompany their guardians at evacuation centres. Others in centres have lost everything and will probably have to give up their pets too. Tokyo ARK, along with foster homes, can take in some animals. Osaka Ark can accept animals flown in, once airports reopen. ARK’s Nose Shelter is prepared to accept animals. ARK may also build a temporary shelter in Sasayama (40-minute drive from ARK).

Please donate via link on ARK’s website at http://www.arkbark.net/?q=en/node/2901

Japan SPCA

Japan SPCA is taking in lost animals at their shelter as well as organizing and contributing to relief efforts. They have set up a PayPal fund for donations. A donation of 2000 yen is equal to about $25US.

Please Donate at the Japan SPCA website at http://nipponspca.com/2011/03/fund/

Global Medic

Linda — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:55:05 +0000

April 28, 2011 – GlobalMedic is loading 500 Rainfresh household water units today for Japan. It will provide clean drinking water to over 2500 people.

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April 18, 2011 – To date GlobalMedic delivered over 22 tons of aid into affected areas in NE Japan. 3600 cans of infant formula just added to distribution.

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami – April 12, 2011 – Continuing our relief efforts, the GlobalMedic Rapid Response team loaded a truck with nearly 8,000 bottles of water, half a tonne of rice, 864 bottles of shampoo, and over 100 bottles of conditioner, which was then delivered to small communities in the Miniamisanriku area. The team also confirmed the purchase of over $25,000 worth of supplies to be delivered to communities tomorrow. This included, fresh produce such as potatoes, carrots, onions, as well as items that are giving the people a much needed morale boost, like chocolates and fruit juices. The team confirmed that many of the schools being used as evacuation centres are being re-opened and these people are now returning to their communities so the team will continue to work with HOPE Japan to make this transition easier on the people and to help them regain their quality of life as they rebuild.

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April 11, 2011

Today the GlobalMedic team delivered half a ton of rice to a distribution warehouse in the coastal town of Ofunato, one of the hardest hit areas by the tsunami. The rice will be distributed to the thousands of people that in desperate need of food. The team then continued making their way further north to the city Kamaishi where over 6,000 evacuees are taking refuge. The people in this devastated town are in need in need of food and clothing which the team has already begun assembling for distribution.

April 10, 2011

Today the team continued to travel northward to tsunami affected areas. They reached Kessennuma where roughly 8900 people are living in evacuation centres. Parts of the town are functioning normally, but the vast majority is in ruins. The distribution centre has a lot of supplies such as clothing, diapers and other non-food items, but are in need of fresh vegetables, soups and stewing ingredients. The team delivered much needed hygiene kits and is now working on trucking in the much needed food items. Tomorrow the team will continue to head northward and make additional contacts to send supplies to in the upcoming days and weeks.

April 9, 2011

Today the GlobalMedic team traveled through many of the tsunami affected areas of Motoyoshi and Miniamisanriku. These cities are in a fairly good state as far as supplies are concerned. Roads are being repaired and aid trucks are making their way through the devastated areas. It seems that the focus of aid is now shifting from the immediate need for food and water to a more long term project of sustainment for people to rebuild. Some additional supplies were dropped off in Motoyoshi by the team. Tomorrow the team will be heading out on another reconnaissance trip to the north towns of Miniamisanriku, Motoyoshi, and Kesenuma where they will assess what needs still have not been met. They will also meet with an organization working in the area and try to establish what outlying locations are still in need.

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April 8, 2011

An aftershock registering 7.4 on the Richter scale struck the northeast coast of Japan. Members of team have reported that they are safe and continuing their mission tasks.

Rapid Response Team members were flown into Ajishima Island today by helicopter and delivered spare parts and filters for the 2 Trekker water purification units that are installed there. All seems to be going well on the island and the trekkers are being put to good use supplying the 450 person community with clean water. The team also traveled with HOPE-JP to multiple cities north of Sendai to assess their material aid needs. A mass procurement and distribution phase is being planned. In partnership with HOPE- JP, GlobalMedic is distributing 72 palletts of bottled drinking water.

April 7, 2011

The Rapid Response Team made their way to Ajishima Island today by helicopter and delivered spare parts and filters for the 2 trekkers that are installed there previously. All seems to be going well on the island and the trekkers are being put to good use supplying the 450 person community with clean drinking water. The team also traveled with HOPE JP to multiple cities north of Sendai that were affected by the tsunami and assessed their need for supplies. Tomorrow the team will organize a mass purchase of items to take to the Kesennuma area in the upcoming days.

GlobalMedic is also looking forward to the delivery of 3600 cans of Baby Formula from our partner Compassionate Service Society (CSS). These will be put directly into our distribution chain and are a much needed item in this response. CSS is partner for our response in Japan and also various others missions internationally.

Update – April 3, 2011

Today the GlobalMedic team travelled north to Rikuzentakata where they performed a needs assessment, and are happy to report that all food and water needs are being met. The team then travelled further north to Ofunato where they delivered a truckload of essential food items, such as canned fish, corn, noodles and spices, as well as non-food items including diapers for kids, soap, and other personal hygiene products.

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Update – April 1, 2011

Today the team travelled north to Rikuzen Takata where they installed 2 Trekker water purification units. The first unit was installed in a temple and the second at a food distribution depot where the beneficiaries can now also get clean drinking water.

Tomorrow the team will use helicopters to be lifted onto the island of Ajishima, where it is suspected that people are in short supply of clean drinking water, GlobalMedic’s Rapid Response Team will go in equipped with Trekker water purification units and will also asses the site for any additional needs.

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Update – March 31, 2011

Members of GlobalMedic’s Rapid Response Team travelled by helicopter into Miyagi Prefecture. They installed a portable water purification system in a temple to provide evacuees with access to potable water.

More assessments were conducted and several evacuation centres were added to our list to receive material aid shipments. 72 pallets of bottled water have been secured and are being moved into the distribution pipeline by our partner Hope-Jp.

Tomorrow the team will make their way north to Rikuzen Takata where potable water is in short supply to install 2 additional Trekker water purification units.

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Update – March 30, 2011

The GlobalMedic team split up over the past few days in order to cover more ground. One team moved through Ofunato and Rikuzen Takata assessing needs. 2 Trekker water purification units were installed in and around Rikuzen Takata to provide clean drinking water to those in need. Additionally locations were identified in need of material and food aid. Trucks will be sent here in the following days to provide canned fish, sweet corn and tuna, as well as diapers, sanitary napkins and infant formula.
The second GlobalMedic team worked its way north from Ofunato through Kamaishi and Miyako along coastal routes. The devastation along these routes is immense. We are happy to report all communities and evacuation centers surveyed had a sustainable source of clean drinking water. There are however material aid needs that we will fill in the coming days, similar to those in Ofunato and Rikuzen Takata.

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March 29, 2011

Longtime partner Procter and Gamble is donating about 10 tonnes of material aid. The items include baby diapers, feminine napkins, shampoo, and other household items. GlobalMedic teams are coordinating the trucking and distribution of this aid. This aid will be delivered to Ofunato’s city hall who are coordinating delivery to 61 evacuation camps in the area.

One team is going by truck into Kamaishi and will likely end up camping overnight in the field. They are part of a convoy of aid delivery trucks and will install portable water units. The other team will be travelling with water department officials to Rikuzen Takata, west of Ofunato to install portable water units.

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Update – March 28, 2011

GlobalMedic teams set up an operating base in Ofunato, a northern area affected by the disaster. Local water department officials asked us to install a Trekker water purification system in Ryori which is isolated and cut off from regular aid delivery. The team installed the unit giving evacuees access to potable water. Two teams are tasked tomorrow with several installs.

An assessment team met with officials at city hall in Ofunato. They are coordinating 61 evacuation camps and have reported a need for material aid items including canned food, diapers, sanitary napkins, shampoo, and others. Our team has notified our procurement facility and we will dispatch aid to meet these demands.

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Update – March 27, 2011

GlobalMedic and HOPE-JP travelled to Ojika Peninsula today and distributed material aid to evacuation shelters. The aid included rice, sanitary napkins, childrens diapers, toilet paper, baby wipes, and batteries. A second team was to travel to Ofunato in the afternoon to install a Trekker in a location identified by the local water department but due to inclement weather were unable to fly.

Three helicopters did manage to fly sorties and delivered material aid into Iwate Prefecture as well as on Katsura Jima Island. The team is continuing its efforts to install water purification units and provide material aid to evacuees.

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Update – March 26, 2011

GlobalMedic and HOPE-JP installed a trekker water purification unit at an evacuation camp in Miato, an island on the north east coast of Japan, severely devastated by the tsunami. The trekker will provide clean drinking water for over 500 people a day. Recent media reports have shown the residents of the island were forced to drink from a pool. The entry team was helicoptered in and successfully installed the unit. The evacuees seeking sheltered there are isolated. They now have access to potable water.

A second GlobalMedic team travelled to Ishinowaki today and distributed material aid to evacuation shelters and homes that previously could not be reached due to a lack of fuel to transport goods. The aid included rice, sanitary napkins, children’ diapers, toilet paper, baby wipes, and batteries. The team will continue to install trekkers and distribute material aid over the coming days.

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Update – March 25, 2011

Five GlobalMedic RRT members are now based in Sendai. Using helicopters they are being dropped into the affected zone to install portable water purification units in shelters to provide evacuees with access to clean drinking water.

The logistics hub in Nagoya is still operational. Daily, more supplies are collected and shipped to the warehouse in Sendai for further distribution. Compassionate Service Society has just donated 3,600 cans of infant baby formula which is being dropped into the Nagoya base and placed into the shipping pipeline for delivery to evacuees.

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Update – March 24, 2011

GlobalMedic and HOPE-JP ran reconnaissance flights today up the coast line north east of Sendai city via helicopter. The destruction when viewed from the air is a very tragic sight. The coast line has been ripped apart by the tsunami.

3 members from our Rapid Response Team arrived in Narita today. They will be travelling to Sendai tomorrow and begin installing water purification units by helicopter throughout the remote affected areas that were identified by the reconnaissance team. The water purification units will provide between 7,200 and 9,000 people with clean drinking water daily. Additionally, a warehouse was secured in Sendai city which will become the primary hub for bulk shipments of material aid before they are delivered further north.

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Update – March 22, 2011

GlobalMedic and HOPE-JP loaded and delivered 41,472 diapers for infants and children today. These items were delivered to Fukushima-ken this evening. We would like to thank Canyon Outdoor Adventures for providing the with the trucking and drivers for the shipment. Tomorrow a GlobalMedic team will be delivering medication and essential items by helicopter to Sendai.

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Update – March 19, 2011

GlobalMedic, in partnership with HOPE International Development Agency / Japan (HOPE-JP), is working to provide material aid to affected beneficiaries in the North East areas of Japan hit hardest by the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Together we have been creating supply chains from Nagoya and Tokyo which will deliver relief items into Fukishima, Sendai and Kensenuma and other areas. We are doing this through local partners in affected areas who are assisting in the distribution of relief items.

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Today a 2 ton truck was loaded with supplies in Nagoya, destined for Ikawi City in Fukishima-ken. In addition to transporting items by truck we are also opening supply routes by helicopter to deliver much needed medical supplies. Over the coming days the following items which were included in today’s shipment, will be delivered to victims of this disasters: food, water, blankets, sanitary napkins, diapers, infant formula, baby bottles and more.

Assessment teams have found several location in the affected zone where shelters housing evacuees do not have access to clean water. GlobalMedic is formulating a response plan to deliver and install portable water purification systems to these areas.

Update – March 15, 2011

GlobalMedic team in Japan has met with Government officials. Offer to deploy field hospital and water purification units still stand. Team waiting for Government response. Current team is procuring local supplies including food, blankets, and pharmaceuticals. Supplies are shipped into affected zones to partner agencies for distribution to beneficiaries. We are expanding our supply and procurement points. Local agencies in the affected zones needing aid items can email mcapobianco@globalmedic.ca with a detailed list of needs and locations to be added to our supply runs.

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Update – March 14, 2011

Advance team on the ground in Japan. Coordinating with the government to facilitate entry of field hospital and water purification units if needed. Assisting local NGOs in the purchase and shipping of blankets, food, water and pharmaceuticals to the affected zones by helicopter.

Update – March 13, 2011

GlobalMedic has an advance team on the ground in Japan. The team is coordinating with government officials to determine the need to deploy a field hospital and water purification units to the affected northern areas of the island nation. Members of the Rapid Response Team remain on standby ready to deploy if needed.

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March 11, 2011

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Northeast coast of Japan at 2:46 pm local time, triggering a 33 foot tsunami which slammed the coastal towns. As a result, 33 people have been killed but that number is expected to climb significantly. This is the largest magnitude earthquake in Japan’s history, since records began over 140 years ago.

Tsunami alerts have been issued by Hawaii, Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan, among others. Additionally, coastal British Columbia is under a tsunami advisory.

GlobalMedic has offered the assistance of its Rapid Response Team, including our Emergency Water and Emergency Medical units to the Japanese government. We have also deployed an assessment team to Japan to determine the needs for this response.

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