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Article: SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL RESPONDS TO EL SALVADOR QUAKE.
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- January 18, 2001
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PR Newswire, London, January 18. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Soka Gakkai
Tokyo -
Soka Gakkai representatives today donated 2 million yen (17,000 US dollars) to the Embassy of El Salvador in Japan for initial emergency assistance to those made homeless by Saturday's 7.6 magnitude earthquake.
"At this time of year the Japanese people are commemorating the tragic loss of loved ones in the 1995 Kobe earthquake. Our members understand acutely the human suffering involved in such terrible destruction and wish to show their solidarity," said Soka Gakkai spokesperson, Rie Tsumura.
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