{"id":724241,"date":"2019-10-16T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/16\/japan-sets-aside-710-million-yen-for-repairs-after-typhoon-hagibis\/"},"modified":"2019-10-16T08:50:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T08:50:00","slug":"japan-sets-aside-710-million-yen-for-repairs-after-typhoon-hagibis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/16\/japan-sets-aside-710-million-yen-for-repairs-after-typhoon-hagibis\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan sets aside 710 million yen for repairs after Typhoon Hagibis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tokyo – Japan is ready to spend 710 million yen (6.5 million dollars) to deal with the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The money will be spent on water, food, temporary toilets and beds, among other things, for disaster-stricken areas following\u00a0Hagibis, one of the most powerful typhoons to hit Japan in decades, the government said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Abe’s government is also considering compiling a supplementary budget to help support recovery efforts.<\/p>\n

About 11 000 emergency workers, including firefighters and soldiers, were engaging in relief and search-and-rescue operations, the premier said.<\/p>\n

The death toll from the storm, which ripped through central and north-eastern Japan at the weekend, has risen to 74, with 11 people still missing and 224 injured, according to broadcaster NHK.<\/p>\n