B.C. donates $500,000 to Japanese relief
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Posted: Mar 17, 2011 12:25 PM PT
Last Updated: Mar 17, 2011 3:20 PM PT
A Red Cross rescue worker, in red, is scanned for signs of radiation upon returning from Fukushima to his hospital in Nagahama on Monday. (Associated Press Photo/Kyodo News)
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The Government of B.C. will provide half a million dollars to the Red Cross to support relief work in Japan, Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond announced on Thursday morning.
The provincial director of the Canadian Red Cross, Kimberley Nemrava, says the money will be very well used by the Japanese Red Cross, to buy blankets, food, medical and emergency supplies.
B.C. has already offered technical expertise to the Japanese to aid relief efforts and Bond is also asking British Columbians to continue to support such relief efforts.
"British Columbia has a history of supporting countries that face catastrophic events and these funds will help provide immediate medical and emergency support for the people of Japan during this terrible tragedy. We are also encouraging all British Columbians to consider reaching out through aid agencies like the Red Cross to provide further help," said Bond.
As a result of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck near the East Coast of Honshu on March 10, thousands of residents in Japan are without the basic necessities: food, shelter and clothing.
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