"There is comlete devastation, miles of debris and homes turned into matchsticks."
Mark Pearson ShelterBox Field Operations Specialist
ShelterBox Founder and CEO Tom Henderson added: ‘My message to people has always been; do something, don’t do nothing, we can all make a difference. The past days have seen people around the world act with generosity and compassion which will help us make a difference in Japan and in disaster zones across the globe.’
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Cutting and pasting as usual. I feel that many people view Japan as a "rich nation" and can take care of itself. But it is still a huge devastation
The latest reports say that last night 590,000 people, including 210,000 evacuated from the area around the Fukushima nuclear power plant, spent the night in temporary shelter while millions in Japan’s north have spent the past three nights without water, food or heat in near freezing temperatures.
The Japanese government has not yet requested any international assistance for the provision of emergency shelter but has put great value in international aid agencies operating autonomously and self-sufficiently in the country, as ShelterBox is.
To this end, ShelterBox are moving an initial 200 ShelterBoxes into Tokyo and have up to 5,000 more on stand by should they be needed.
ShelterBox Head of Operations, John Leach, said: ‘Japan is a rich nation but the sheer volume of people displaced is what will cause a problem.
Sorry to post and run.....