By IANS,
New Delhi : India is Sunday sending its first relief plane to Japan, which has been devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami killing thousands of people, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao tweeted.”India sending wool, good quality blankets for the people of Sendai and others affected by Japan quake. 1st plane load being readied,” Rao tweeted.
“Discussed this with Jap (Japanese) Amb (Ambassador) in Delhi and we felt this was most useful and needed item given cold weather conditions in affected areas,” she added.
She has also been responding to queries by anxious people whose relatives and friends are in Japan.
The devastating 9-magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami that hit northeastern Japan Friday afternoon has already claimed thousands of lives and toll is expected to cross 10,000, according to officials.
Authorities scrambled Sunday to minimise the effects of possible radiation leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.