The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Ensures That No Indonesian Citizens Become Victims Of China's Xinjiang Earthquake

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that no Indonesian citizens (WNI) have been victims of the earthquake in Xinjiang, China.

"Based on the records of the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing's self-report on the Portal Caring for Indonesian citizens, there are no Indonesian citizens domiciled in the affected areas," said the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 24.

The Indonesian Embassy in Beijing, he said, had also coordinated with Chinese authorities and communicated with the Indonesian community in the affected areas.

"Until now there has been no information about the victims of Indonesian citizens," said Iqbal.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked the Uighur Autonomous Region in Xinjiang, northwest of China on Tuesday morning, and left several people injured after a number of houses collapsed. The epicenter was located 22 kilometers deep in the mountainous border area of the Wushi Region. The shocks were felt throughout the region and neighboring countries, such as Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Several residences and livestock cages collapsed in areas near the epicenter, and some herders suffered minor injuries, Xinhua News reported.

Earthquakes were also felt along Xinjiang, including Urumqi, Hotan, and Kashgar. Local authorities have deployed rescue teams to the Wushi region. So far there have been no reports of casualties from the affected areas.