People sigh in relief as ferry finally arrives with goods after typhoons
Miyagi Yukie Shop on the south side bustling with customers just as the shop opened at 8 a.m. on November 2 around 8 a.m. in Kitadaito Village (photograph taken by correspondent Junko Kamiji)
November 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Due to typhoons numbers 21 and 22, the ferry from the main island of Okinawa was unable to make its delivery to Minamidaito and Kitadaito Villages since October 15.
On November 2, for the first time in 18 days, the ferry arrived at the ports.
The villagers sighed with relief since there was a shortage of food at both villages.
Meanwhile, some stores were unable to keep up with the volume of the incoming goods.
According to a spokesman from the JA Okinawa Kitadaito Lifestyle Store, after the ferry arrived at the port at 7 a.m., vegetables and dairy products were restocked at the store around 8 am. Cashiers were unable to keep up with the long lines and by noon, most of the vegetables had sold out.
A female worker at the store said, “I’m really glad the food arrived. I’m relieved that sales went up too.”
Many customers arrived at the Miyagi Yukie Shop on the south side of Kitadaito Village just as the shop opened at 8 a.m.
While being surprised that the price of vegetables had soared due to the typhoon, customers were seen smiling with vegetables in hand.
The ferry arrived at Minamidaito Village at 10 a.m. At A-Coop Minamidaito Store, the amount of supplies coming in was so much that it was not until the afternoon that the vegetables were restocked.
Some customers, who had arrived in the morning in hopes of buying vegetables, were forced to come back in the afternoon.
Both villages had been utilizing the air transport subsidy project for bread, milk, tofu, and eggs that started this summer.
But the items would sell out the moment they were restocked.
(English translation by T&CT and Chelsea Ashimine)
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