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Kunjungan Kaisar dan Permaisuri Jepang ke Ishikawa untuk Mengamati Dampak Gempa Bumi

Mar 25 (News On Japan) - Kaisar dan Permaisuri mengadakan kunjungan ke Prefektur Ishikawa, yang bertujuan untuk menilai secara pribadi kehancuran yang disebabkan oleh gempa bumi Semenanjung Noto.

Mereka berangkat dari Bandara Haneda dalam sebuah penerbangan khusus yang lepas landas sebelum pukul 10 pagi pada tanggal 22, tiba di Bandara Noto di Kota Wajima. Di sana, sambutan hangat dari Gubernur Hayashi dan pejabat lainnya menanti mereka, yang memberikan arahan tentang dampak gempa bumi.

Pada sore harinya, rencana pasangan kerajaan ini mencakup penggunaan helikopter yang disediakan oleh Pasukan Bela Diri untuk melakukan survei di daerah-daerah terdampak. Rencana perjalanan mereka mencakup kunjungan ke daerah rusak di Kota Wajima dan berinteraksi dengan beberapa pusat evakuasi, menawarkan dukungan kepada para pengungsi dan mengucapkan terima kasih kepada tim tanggap darurat.

Selanjutnya, mereka melanjutkan perjalanan ke Kota Suzu menggunakan helikopter, meneruskan kunjungan mereka ke daerah-daerah terkena dampak dan tempat penampungan, menunjukkan kepedulian dan dukungan mereka terhadap upaya pemulihan.

Source: ANN

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