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1,000-plus people are stranded without running water in Japan.
« If someone’s going to die or has their life threatened in this area, and there’s really no way for us t슬롯 머신o go and provide relief for that person, it seems cruel to try to bring relief to one man, » U.S. Senator John McCain said.
The government shutdown was already a problem before Friday’s rain, as it became clear the weather was not going to ease out anytime soon. People in the region were trying to come to terms with the fact that the government had no money to cover the bill for relief and had resorted to looting.
« There has never been a situation where more people have been hit and injured, » Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in response to the federal shutdown. « I think that some of these problems are not just the work of politicians, it’s also a result of what is going on. »
There are no immediate estimates of the number of people without running water in Japan, but local rep김천출장마사지orts say many have not had enough to eat, as well as no clean water to drink.
Officials in Oahu, who have been working since last Thursday to clear water from the island, said Saturday that more than 1,000 families had been ordered to move away from the water supply, with 1,000 to 2,000 people staying away at night and 6,000 people stuck at the city and school systems in the region.
The city council had earlier voted to ask the governor to suspend or cancel water charges from the water system until all of the water supply facilities were cleaned.
In Hawaii, Governor David Ige said he wasn’t prepared to say whether he would take any further action while the federal government shutdown remained in effect, saying he would wait for more details from the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
« At this point, we aren’t going to make any decisions until we know if the government will get back up or not, » said Ige.
The Department of Homeland Security has said it will provide any necessary water to affected states, and FEMA has said it will help. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has also promised aid마카오카지노 to affected areas, as well as the U.S. military.
But it has also asked the federal government not to take action immediately, after the agency learned of the threat from the North, with Ige urging « any assistance needed » to « ensure that our efforts do no