139 Indonesians still missing in Japan, no confirmed deaths

At least 139 Indonesians were still missing in Japan as of Thursday, following last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry says.

“We still haven't been able to confirm the condition of 139 people,” Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said Thursday in Jakarta.

However, he said, the number of missing was lower than an earlier estimate of 160 people released by his ministry.

Marty said there were no confirmed deaths of Indonesian citizens.

He also said he had instructed the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo to send a team to evacuate Indonesian citizens living within 50 kilometers of the critically damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor.

The minister said he had not received any report that any Indonesian had been exposed to high levels of radiation, but added that some were still undergoing health checks.

He said 19 Indonesians would arrive from Japan in Jakarta on Thursday evening, adding to 109 who had already been evacuated to Jakarta.