President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has offered to deploy soldiers, engineers, and doctors to help in the rescue and rehabilitation efforts in areas affected by widespread flooding and landslides in western Japan.
The announcement was made during President Duterte’s presence at the 27th Cabinet meeting that lasted for 9 hours held in Malacañang on Monday, according to Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque.
Roque added that medicines will also be dispatched in the relief operations.
Quoting the President, Roque tweeted: “Offering Pinoy soldiers, including engineers and doctors, to help rescue and rehabilitation efforts in typhoon-ravaged Japan.”
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An estimated 120 or more people have already perished since the heavy downpour that began late last week from the remnants of an earlier typhoon prompting Japan’s government to set up an Emergency Management (Crisis) Center at the Prime Minister’s Office with over 70,000 emergency workers including military personnel, police and firefighters already deployed across calamity – struck regions.
Japanese authorities fear the number of casualties may increase with more bodies trapped underneath debris of fallen large structures along with 60 others remained missing.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has already cancelled scheduled trips to Europe and the Middle East to deal with the current predicament the country is currently confronted at.
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