Japan has shipped 1,230,000 meals and food to earthquake affected areas

[sharon sanders]

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1,230,000 meals and food to affected areas
22:30 May 15, at 3 twitter tweet (click on the site leaves the NHK)

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, for the affected area, approximately 1,230,000 food and eating rice balls and bread and drinking water to about 700,000 copies so far, I delivered seven tons of milk powder, is that it is in transit. These goods, according to the Ministry of Agriculture has arranged for a request from five provinces in the Northeast, such as Iwate and Miyagi earthquake damaged. Ministry of Agriculture, in the affected areas is difficult to ensure that gasoline has become as difficult to transport by land, sea and Fisheries Agency fisheries enforcement vessel using these supplies, even with Air Self-Defense Force transport plane to carry on.

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20110315/t10014701451000.html

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: Japan has shipped 1,230,000 meals and food to earthquake affected areas

This appears to indicate the food has been shipped. Is it possible to know how many have reached their destination?

Is there any way to measure the disruptions to the normal food outlets, i.e., grocery stores & restaurants? Given road damage, it may take some time to re-establish that JIT system.

At times like this, how do they decide whether to get food to the shelters (given transportation issues) or move the people to where there are fewer issues in getting necessities to the people in an timely manner?

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