After the devastating earthquake, Pakistan’s ambassador to Japan, Raza Bashir Tarar, told the diaspora that all Pakistanis were “safe so far.”.
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Japan on Monday knocked out electricity in thousands of homes, disrupted rail and aviation travel, and ordered locals to leave. The envoy told Reuters, “A hotline has been set up for the Pakistanis stuck in trouble.”
The Pakistani Embassy in Japan advised foreigners in Niigata, Toyama, and Ishikawa to observe local regulations after the earthquake.
The Japanese government issued tsunami warnings in Ishikawa, Niigata, Toyama, and other areas after a strong earthquake, the embassy tweeted.
The Pakistani Embassy in Tokyo is watching. May Allah shield us. The envoy shouted “Aa’meen.”
The earthquake generated waves on the Sea of Japan beach, according to NHK. A bigger wave was predicted. One-metre waves.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned of further shocks on NHK while officials assessed the damage.
“Residents need to stay on alert for further possible quakes, and I urge people in areas where tsunamis are expected to evacuate as soon as possible,” Kishida said.
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NHK footage showed Kanazawa City residents fleeing under tables as their houses shook and a Suzu building collapsed in dust. Tokyo Towers nationwide shook.
About 36,000 Toyama and Ishikawa people were without electricity, according to Hokuriku Electric Energy.
Softbank and KDDI announced on their websites that their phone and internet services in both cities had failed and that they would stop running high-speed trains to Ishikawa.
Japan Airlines cancelled most of its daily flights from Niigata and Ishikawa after the earthquake, according to TV Asahi. ANA turned back four planes midway between Toyama and Ishikawa airports.
KEP’s five reactor Ohi and Takahama sites in Fukui Prefecture were clean by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
The government said that Hokuriku’s Shika facility in Ishikawa, closest to the earthquake’s epicentre, safely shut down both reactors for maintenance.
The March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan caused Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, killing over 20,000.
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