Kitadaito residents get relief as food items finally reach island

Kitadaito residents get relief as food items finally reach island

Workers from the JA store and local shops load their trucks with food items from The Daito on September 25, at Ezaki port in Minami, Kitadaito Village (photographed by Junko Uechi.)


September 26, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo
Junko Uechi

Kitadaito—The Daito, a passenger-cargo ship connecting Kitadaito island to Naha, resumed operations on September 25.

Its operation was suspended on September 11, due to stormy conditions and a typhoon passing by.

Many flights to the island were cancelled as well, causing a shortage of food items in Kitadaito Village.

Once the container ships reached Ezaki port in Minami, plenty of fresh foods, frozen items, and sundries were unloaded and transported to Kitadaito Village.

Workers from JA Okinawa Kitadaito and the local shops loaded their trucks at port.

At Miyagi Shoten, customers looking to purchase vegetables and bread waited patiently for the shelves to be re-stocked.

Inside the JA store, many customers smiled in relief as they stood in line to pay for their bread and frozen foods.
　
(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)

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