Lotto flood relief
Associated Press
Tokyo — An anonymous well-wisher has mailed a lottery ticket worth ¥200-million ($2.3-million Canadian) to a government office in northern Japan to help victims of recent flooding in the region, officials said Monday.
The winning ticket was delivered by express mail to Fukui prefecture Governor Issei Nishikawa with a short message of condolence to the flood victims on Thursday, when residents were hauling through mud and debris.
“It was a nice surprise, and we were so grateful,” said Hiroko Imatomi, a secretary to the governor, who opened the mail. “It's unfortunate we could not directly thank the sender.”
Torrential rains have killed 18 people in northern Japan, including three in Fukui, since last week.
On Monday, nearly 150 people remained in school gymnasiums and other public shelters in Fukui, as defence soldiers and volunteers helped flood victims to clean up their houses covered with mud and debris, Fukui official Hiroyuki Saito said. Two people are still missing, and 17 others were injured.
More than 360 homes have been destroyed and almost 36,000 homes flooded in the region.
Associated Press
Tokyo — An anonymous well-wisher has mailed a lottery ticket worth ¥200-million ($2.3-million Canadian) to a government office in northern Japan to help victims of recent flooding in the region, officials said Monday.
The winning ticket was delivered by express mail to Fukui prefecture Governor Issei Nishikawa with a short message of condolence to the flood victims on Thursday, when residents were hauling through mud and debris.
“It was a nice surprise, and we were so grateful,” said Hiroko Imatomi, a secretary to the governor, who opened the mail. “It's unfortunate we could not directly thank the sender.”
Torrential rains have killed 18 people in northern Japan, including three in Fukui, since last week.
On Monday, nearly 150 people remained in school gymnasiums and other public shelters in Fukui, as defence soldiers and volunteers helped flood victims to clean up their houses covered with mud and debris, Fukui official Hiroyuki Saito said. Two people are still missing, and 17 others were injured.
More than 360 homes have been destroyed and almost 36,000 homes flooded in the region.