菅首相、ハイチにお見舞い

　菅義偉首相は１５日、地震で大きな被害を受けたカリブ海の島国ハイチのアンリ首相に対し、「この困難を乗り越えるに当たり、必要な支援を可能な限り行う用意がある。日本は常にハイチ国民と共にある」との見舞いのメッセージを送った。（2021/08/15-18:56）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent a message of condolences to his Haitian counterpart, Ariel Henry, over a major earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation on Saturday.
   In the message sent on Sunday, Suga said that Japan is ready to extend as much assistance as possible to help Haiti overcome the hardship posed by the earthquake. He added that Japan is always with the people of Haiti.
   According to local media, the 7.2-magnitude earthquake left at least 724 people dead and some 2,800 people injured. As many people are believed to be still missing, the number of casualties is feared to increase further.
   Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka said on Twitter Saturday that she will donate her prize money from the Western & Southern Open, which kicked off Sunday, to earthquake relief in Haiti. Osaka's father is from Haiti.