US forces airlift drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Monday that U.S. Forces Japan had airlifted drinking water to quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture the previo
U.S. Forces Japan airlifted drinking water to Kumamoto Prefecture in the wake of the July 28 magnitude 7.1 earthquake, according to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Ambassador George Glass confirmed the handover of the relief supplies to the Self-Defense Forces Vice-Camp Takayubaru and met with Governor Takashi Kimura. This assistance follows the U.S. response to previous earthquakes, including the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
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