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Hope Amidst Crisis: Relief Efforts in the Aftermath of Noto Earthquake, Japan

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On New Year’s day of 2024, while some parts of the world were celebrating, Japan was met with a 7.6 magnitude earthquake 7km north-northwest of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture. Reportedly there were 238 deaths, 1,179 people injured and 19 people missing.

On the 13th day since the earthquake, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation’s (BTCF) volunteers had already provided 7,129 hot meals to hospitals and temporary shelters as the first stage of humanitarian aid.

Nearly two months after the earthquake BTCF will be providing cash-for-assistance to the resident tax-exempt households’ whose homes have been fully destroyed or partially destroyed. BTCF’s eco-blankets (thick version), shawls and scarves will be sent to temporary shelters to combat the cold weather at present.

On the last day that BTCF was providing hot meals for the hospital, the superintendent came out to send off the volunteers, “Thank you so much to everyone who helped, your support gives us strength and courage to move forward.”

The Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is a global non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1966 by Buddhist nun Dharma Master Cheng Yen. Its missions of medicine, charity, education, and humanistic culture have brought relief to 133 countries. The heart of Tzu Chi is embedded in its name: in Chinese, “Tzu” means compassion and “Chi” relief, to relieve the suffering of those in need while creating a better world for all through compassion, love and hope. For more information, visit global.tzuchi.org. For additional information and media inquiries, please write to Sandy Lu, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, sandz0811@tzuchi.org.tw.

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