Schoolchildren affected by typhoon No. 19 Fukushima Sukagawa November 5, 17:02
School bags were presented to children in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, where their homes were damaged by Typhoon No. 19 and were no longer usable.
Due to the heavy rain and flooding caused by Typhoon No. 19, over 1,000 houses and other houses were inundated in Sukagawa City, and some children's school bags were flooded or washed away.
Under the initiative of Takeshi Uchibori, a photographer related to Sukagawa City who knew this, Tokyo bag manufacturer “Kyowa” prepared a school bag free of charge, and it was given to nine people in total at four elementary schools in the city. It was.
Of these, Mr. Uchibori visited Abukuma Elementary School on the 5th and handed it directly to 4 children from 1st grade to 5th grade.
Some of the gifts received were colorful in blue and green, and the children were happy to receive them.
A girl in the 4th grade said, “The school bag I bought from my grandmother got wet and I ca n’t use it. I ’m happy to bring it from Tokyo.”
In addition, a boy in the third grade who received a present with his brother said, “I felt sad because my school bag was covered with mud. I want to use my school bag carefully.”