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New Year Day Tsunami: Embassy Issues Helpline Numbers For Indians In Japan

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Japan has set up an emergency control room and released helpline numbers for anyone to contact and communicate following the earthquake and tsunami on New Year’s day.

The following emergency numbers and email IDs can be contacted for any assistance:

+81-80-3930-1715 (Mr Yakub Topno)

+81-70-1492-0049 (Mr Ajay Sethi)

+81-80-3214-4734 (Mr DN Barnwal)

+81-80-6229-5382 (Mr S Bhattacharya)

+81-80-3214-4722 (Mr Vivek Rathee)

sscons.tokyo@mea.gov.in

offfseco.tokyo@mea.gov.in

Asserting that they are in regular contact with authorities concerned, the Embassy has urged citizens to follow instructions issued by the local government.


A strong earthquake of 7.6 magnitude rocked the island nation on Monday, triggering tsunamis that reached the shore in some areas.

A four-feet-high tsunami wave was reported to have hit Wajima, a town located about 300 km from Tokyo.


The Japanese government alerted citizens a tsunami with a dangerous height of 5 metres could hit Ishikawa. There were warnings for other areas like Nigata, Nagano and Toyama prefectures.

Even more worryingly, Japan’s meteorological agency has warned that over the next 2-3 days, more earthquakes of magnitude 7 could hit the nation.

OB Bureau

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