A view of the closely broken Aeon Mall Kumamoto constructing following an earthquake in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, July 29, 2026. /VCG
The Chinese embassy in Japan on Wednesday issued an advisory urging Chinese residents within the nation to stay vigilant in opposition to earthquake dangers following a sequence of sturdy earthquakes in southwestern Japan.
In the advisory, the embassy stated a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture at 4:27 p.m. native time on Tuesday, adopted by greater than 148 aftershocks inside 12 hours, leading to heavy casualties.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned that sturdy earthquakes of comparable magnitude might strike once more inside the subsequent week.
The embassy suggested Chinese residents to make journey preparations fastidiously, keep away from visiting affected areas, elevate consciousness of self-protection and strengthen private security precautions.
It urged Chinese residents to carefully monitor seismic exercise, climate alerts and catastrophe preparedness data, comply with prevention and evacuation steering issued by native authorities, stay vigilant in opposition to aftershocks and secondary disasters, and promptly report back to the police and speak to the Chinese embassy or consulates in Japan for help in case of emergencies. Â
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has given an replace confirming that as of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, 28 individuals have died following the sequence of earthquakes within the Kyushu area, in keeping with Japan’s public broadcaster NHK. That determine contains a variety of deaths that are regarded as linked to the quakes.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning expressed mourning for lives misplaced and sympathies to the bereaved households and the injured within the earthquake in a press briefing on Wednesday. Â
Mao stated that China is carefully following the influence of the earthquake and stands prepared to help Chinese nationals every time wanted.
(With enter from Xinhua)
Source: CGTN