Pinoys in Japan find refuge in shelters

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Aftershocks continue to rattle Filipinos in Japan

SENDAI, Japan – Filipinos who escaped the wrath of the magnitude-9 earthquake and the ensuing tsunami said strong aftershocks have forced them to abandon their homes.

Nunally Suico, who was born in Cebu City, is now living in a shelter with his son. She had been a resident of Sendai City for 33 years.

Another Filipina, Cecilia Vilia, was with her son and sister at the same shelter.

Vilia, who is originally from Bacoor, Cavite, said they are scared to go back to their homes because of the continuous earthquakes.

Other Filipinos also found shelter in another evacuation center in the city.

At the Kamachi Dori Elementary School, ABS-CBN News found Carmelita Joy Mogami, who has been living in Sendai for 18 years.

She was accompanied by another Filipina, Marie Embrada.

The two met at the evacuation center, which has served as their home for the last 4 days.

Three other Filipinas – Marita Goto, Lucy Kanazawa, and Helen Ono – were in another shelter.

They stay at the evacuation center but often return to heir homes nearby.

Meanwhile, downtown Sendai has yet to recover from the calamity.

Disaster survivors said their major problem is the growing scarcity of food and water.

It took one hour for Filipinos who are helping ABS-CBN News to get food at a local corner store.

Train services remain suspended while some public buses are now running. – Report from Royce Pellerin, ABS-CBN News contributor

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