TOKYO, April 2 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Japan is ready to provide around $6 million in emergency grant aid for victims of the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, the government said on Wednesday, Kyodo News Agency reported.
The aid will be provided through international organisations, given "the massive humanitarian needs" expected in Myanmar, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, as the death toll since Friday's magnitude 7.7 quake has reached over 2,700 in the Southeast Asian nation.
Japan has dispatched a medical team to Myanmar and decided to provide emergency relief goods such as sanitary items, water, and water purifiers through the government-backed Japan International Cooperation Agency and the United Nations, according to the ministry.
Two Japanese nationals were confirmed to have been injured in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city near the epicentre, and another in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand. One Japanese national remained unaccounted for in Mandalay, the Japanese government said.
"The Japanese government will stand side by side with the people of Myanmar and deliver humanitarian aid that can directly benefit them," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press briefing.
-- BERNAMA-KYODO
