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Indonesians seek shelter as Japan earthquake death toll rises
At least 105 Indonesian nationals have been recorded among the more than 30,000 people staying in shelters after the earthquake, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday evening.
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People shelter inside a plastic greenhouse in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on Jan. 2, 2024, a day after a major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks on Jan. 2 to find survivors of the New Year’s Day earthquake. (AFP/Jiji Press)
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ore than 100 Indonesians living in Japan have taken shelter across at least three cities after the country’s deadly New Year’s Day earthquake, with more days of aftershocks predicted for coastal prefectures.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Japanese authorities had confirmed 62 deaths from the 7.5-magnitude earthquake, which hit the country’s western coast on Monday, making the quake Japan’s deadliest since at least 2016.
The toll was expected to climb as rescuers battled aftershocks and poor weather to comb through rubble, AFP reported.
A 1-meter-high tsunami followed the earthquake, after which nearly 100,000 people were ordered to leave their homes as larger waves were expected.
At least 105 Indonesian nationals have been recorded among the more than 30,000 people staying in shelters after the earthquake, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday evening. They were in the cities of Ogi, Suzu and Saikai.
The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo had, as of Tuesday, only managed to contact nine of the Indonesian nationals, citing troubles with logistical support and signal disruptions. The ministry said the embassy had started distributing emergency aid to the Indonesians it had established communication with.
In a Tuesday statement, the Foreign Ministry said Indonesia was “deeply saddened by the devastating earthquakes”.
