There Is No Official Data On Indonesian Citizens Who Are Victims Of The Japanese Earthquake Yet

A number of Indonesian citizens after performing the Isha prayer at the Kanazawa Mosque, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, Monday (1/1/2024) local time. BETWEEN ANTARA/HO-Dian Novitasari/aa. (Handout Dian Novitasari)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that until now there has been no information regarding any Indonesian citizens (WNI) who were injured or died as a result of the earthquake that hit Japan yesterday. "Untuk saat ini otoritas setempat belum menyampaikan data resmi warga menjadi korban. KBRI Tokyo dan KJRI Osaka akan terus berkoordinasi dengan otoritas setempat dan masyarakat WNI untuk mengantisipasi berbagai kemungkinan,” kata Direktur Perlindungan WNI dan BHI Kemlu Judha Nugraha melalui keterangan tertulis yang diterima di Jakarta, Antara, Selasa, 2 Januari. He said that the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo and the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka had succeeded in communicating with the nodes of the Indonesian people in the affected areas, including the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa, and Niigata. The impact experienced by Indonesian citizens varies depending on the location. "There are Indonesian citizens who have fled both to locations prepared by local authorities and to relatives in safe areas," said Judha. Meanwhile, it was reported that there were around 50 Indonesian tourists who had been detained at Gala Yuzawa Station, Niigata because shinkansen had stopped operating. "However, it is currently reported that tourists are able to continue their journey and the shinkansen is back in operation," said Judha. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 that rocked the coastal area of the Sea of Japan on Monday, killed at least four people and triggered a tsunami warning and a fire in the center of Ishikawa Prefecture. Until now, the tsunami warning has not been lifted. Around 30 people were reportedly injured in the earthquake in Ishikawa and other prefectures. According to information from the Ishikawa government, around 32,000 houses lost electricity.

The earthquake was also felt from Hokkaido in northern Japan to Kyushu in the southwest of the country. Tsunami warnings and warnings were issued for prefectures on the Japanese Sea side.