Korea to provide $3 mil. worth of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Japan – Beragampengetahuan

Workers fill cracks temporarily with dirt in Wajima in the Noto peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan, northwest of Tokyo, Jan. 6. AP-Yonhap

Korea will provide $3 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture to help the region cope with the aftermath of an earthquake that killed more than 200 people, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

The government hopes the aid will help with the region’s recovery efforts and a swift return to their everyday lives for residents in the affected areas, the ministry said.

The death toll from a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year’s Day has climbed to 206, according to Japanese media. (Yonhap)