India sends bottled water to Japan, rescue team to go tomorrow

New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) India has sent 10,000 litres
of bottled water to Japan, reeling under the devastation
caused by twin disaster, and said its search and rescue team
of 45 members will leave for that country tomorrow evening.
"Sent 10,000 lit (litres) of botld (bottled) water 2
(to) Jap (Japan). Search n Res (search and rescue) team leaves
tmrw (tomorrow) evening - 45 members. Were on standby.
Blankets much apprec. (appreciated)," Foreign Secretary
Nirupama Rao said on the Twitter.
India has already sent a plane-load of woolen
blankets required by that country and Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh has spoken to his Japanese counterpart Naoto
Kan on phone and offered any additional assistance his country
may need to deal with the devastation caused by the March 11
earthquake of magnitude 9 and tsunami which left over 26,000
people dead or unaccounted for there.