support people suffering from double foreign language barrier and fear of disaster how to help foreign victims?

The foreign sufferer who makes insecurity ride

It is the Niigata prefecture Nakagoe earthquake which already has passed also 2 weeks or more from October 23rd main shock occurred, but still strong aftershock is continued.
Exceeds 2000 people with such as studying abroad and enterprise study the foreigner who has lived in Nagaoka city and Ojiya city and the like of suffering area, in Nagaoka city approximately 250 foreigners are evacuated to the refuge of 6 places, so is.

As been worried, it seems that is placed in rather insecure circumstance as for the foreign sufferers by “the wall of word”.
As for either one of the married couples you must live by all means in “the foreign country”, double triple insecurity at the time of such natural disaster very is not other personal affairs for the mixed marriage couple.

Presently, the group which supports the foreign sufferers is a plural on the Japanese country, is advancing various activities from immediately after the main shock.
What can be made we is something, probably will be?

By the isolation impression and the fear of aftershock “the wall of word”

too large because of the earthquake damage, that some foreign victims of human, TVsuch as news has not been reported almost, in tokyo shimbun26the sun niigata-chuetsu earthquake foreign victims of human isolated family of native sources of information in the article titled, have reported in detail.

according to the article, foreign victims were in a state that with the language problem still in the initial isolation.
english teachers had come from australia, apartment becomes fucked, to shelter japanese friends told me i could go but, subsequent information, rely on the phone says it’s family have seen the news in their home countries give in the form.

family of japanese-brazilians have been evacuated are also, other than the father working at a japanese company does not speak much japanese.. for his wife in particular can not be any japanese, worried about the aftershocks that occurred when, can not go to work and leave alone.

also, i often see them in the city of nagaoka students from southeast asia. because they have never experienced an earthquake in their homeland, ‘m more just in fear of aftershocks. also have conflicting information, some people are so likely to be a state of panic.

can say that the common,
· anxiety and fear because it does not accustomed to large earthquake.
the people do not know the japanese are, such as changes in temperature, weather and aftershocks could come,
important information is not transmitted.
i can not read, such as time-distribution of food and relief supplies to be posted on the shelter.
-be orphaned of communicating with people and people of the surrounding neighborhood association will not be measured.
include.

some people seem to go bad state of mind from the stress of these, and supplies as well as support for language, future might become necessary care for heart.

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Chunichi Web Press tokyo shimbun dispatch
n/a niigata-chuetsu earthquake foreign victims of human isolated family of native sources of information

the support of multiple organizations are moving already, what we can do what is.
i tried to examine the main activities of the organization.

information support multi-language radio stations in the disaster area of earthquake and typhoon ~FMi ~i ~iwa~

radio station in the city of kobe FMi ~i ~iwa in, niigata chuetsu earthquake and typhoon23foreign victims of the disaster area of issue, support activities are conducted in their mother tongue deliver disaster information.

disaster information translated, to-speech, it nagaoka fm tokamachi disasterFMstation or FMjungle (typhoon23no. of affected areas) it is broadcast.
also, activities are beginning to deliver a portable radio to foreign victims. place a sticker written in multiple languages and foreign language broadcasting time on radio frequency, is delivered to the affected areas so.

we solicit donations of portable radio, if possible, earphone, replacement batteries (single3or single4) is also likely want to ask. 11month30are accepted until the day.

11month15at the date of, donation of a mobile radio, of the original goal nagaoka400stand tokamachi300stand toyooka100stand the total is reached. thank you for your cooperation.

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FMi ~i ~iwa
information support multi-language radio stations in the disaster area of earthquake and typhoon ~sent to the disaster area also portable radio~

arrange an interpreter volunteer, consultation such as trouble in a foreign language ~(goods)international association of niigata prefecture~

international association in niigata prefecture, against foreign victims, support human life, such as consultation on the problem of interpretation and translation arrangements and volunteer, acceptance of supplies and donations donation, the opening of international plaza holiday (11during the month) we performed.
there is also call for volunteers, sun situationit has changed, please read the information of volunteer disaster relief headquarters in niigata prefecture beforehand.

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(goods)international association of niigata prefecture
efforts of our association for the chuetsu earthquake

fund-raising foreign emergency aid to victims of ~(goods)kyoto city international foundation~

in kyoto city international foundation, kyoto international community house1Fto set up a donation box, fund emergency assistance to victims of foreign residents in the mid niigata prefecture earthquake we performed. if you can not visitors are accepted in cash by registered mail (11the end of day) .
it should be noted, please note that aid is not accepted.

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(goods)kyoto city international foundation
for donations of emergency aid to victims of foreign residents in the mid niigata prefecture earthquake

support the initial start-up of foreign aid in quake area ~center for multicultural information and assistance~

mid niigata prefecture earthquake and typhoon23has been supporting a number of foreign victims. creation of multilingual information for foreigners during the evacuation, grasp the rounds of foreign refugees shelter, in addition to distribution of multi-language flyer, the support activities carried out are required depending on the situation in the future.

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center for multicultural information and assistance
supporting information for foreign residents in the mid niigata prefecture earthquake
typhoon23no. of foreign residents in disaster situation

display of foreign language collection sheet to help you when disaster send, multilingual translation of information ~(goods)international association of yokohama~

yokohama association for international exchange, based on the lessons of the great hanshin-awaji earthquake, with the cooperation of the volunteer, such as chinese, korean, tagalog, english and the various display10then the sheet was translated into foreign languages or more types of, was created to be posted on the shelter, etc.. that this time display of foreign language collection sheet to help you when disaster the nagaoka city100sending unit. collection sheet can also be downloaded from the site of the association.

a display case of sheet:
this water will not be able to drink
you can not use this toilet
this phone, you can make international calls
mono eating when the minutes distributed to
vehicles and water supply when please bring a container so come to the minute

in the site considerations on foreign victims in shelter also useful article called. a good idea to read as prepared.

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(goods)international association of yokohama
niigata chuetsu earthquake assistance to foreign residents [a press release]
considerations on foreign victims in shelter

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