GSDF troops arrive in Miyakejima to help clear volcano ash

GSDF troops arrive in Miyakejima to help clear volcano ash

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND, Japan - About 300 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a Maritime SDF ship at Okubo beach on the northern part of Miyakejima Island on Aug. 21. The troops have been dispatched to help locals clean up volcanic ash from Friday's eruption of Mt. Oyama and fortify their houses with sandbags. About 42 special vehicles, including large trucks and bulldozers, were unloaded from the ship for use in the cleanup effort.

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