MSDF ships pass Suez for Turkey with prefab shelters

MSDF ships pass Suez for Turkey with prefab shelters

SUEZ, Egypt - The transport ship Osumi and two other ships of the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) pass through the Suez Canal, Egypt, on Oct. 14 for Turkey, carrying 500 prefabricated houses for people who lost their homes in a killer earthquake. The vessels will arrive in Turkey on Oct. 19. The quake hit northwestern Turkey on Aug. 17, killing more than 15,000 people and leaving many more homeless. The prefabricated houses were used after the Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred in 1995.

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  • ILEA001079683
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  • 1999/10/14 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 1999 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 1713 pixel
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