Japanese GSDF members arrive in Bhuj to aid quake survivors

Japanese GSDF members arrive in Bhuj to aid quake survivors

BHUJ, India - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members aboard a Japanese military cargo plane arrive Feb. 6 in Bhuj, one of the cities hit hardest by the Jan. 26 earthquake in the western state of Gujarat. They will help erect tents and deliver blankets to quake survivors.

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