The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the Aegean Sea on October 30 (Japan time) killed 76 people and injured 962 in Turkey, and as of today, thousands have been evacuated.

The town of Sadriddin in Khuroson District, located about an hour and a half east of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, was severely damaged by floods and landslides in mid-May. Aminova Zarina from the Tajikistan office reports on AAR Japan's relief efforts.