Maldivians in Osaka at the time of Monday’s magnitude-6.1 earthquake in Japan’s western coastal city are safe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.
The foreign ministry, through their official Twitter account, said that all Maldivians residents in the city are safe and that the Maldivian mission in Tokyo is ‘closely monitoring’ the situation.
All Maldivians in #Osaka area are safe. Maldives Embassy in Tokyo is closely monitoring the earthquake situation in Western Japan. @MDVinJP
— MFA Maldives (@MDVForeign) June 18, 2018
The Maldivian embassy in Japan said it has been in contact with said residents and has asked any individuals in need of assistance to contact them.
The Embassy has been contacting those Maldivians in the Osaka area and the families registered with us have confirmed that they are safe. In case you need our assistance, please contact reach us 24/7 on +81 (30) 6234 4315, or Mobile/Whatsapp/Viber (70) 1407 9998 &.+ 80 9444 7896
— Maldives in Japan (@MDVinJP) June 18, 2018
Three people have been confirmed dead and over 200 others injured in the earthquake. The three victims include a nine-year-old girl and an 80-year-old man.
