BEIJING: China is prepared to offer crucial assist to Japan on the massive earthquake that struck the country on New Year’s Day, the Chinese language overseas ministry stated on Wednesday (Jan 3).
There have been no Chinese language casualties reported from the earthquake, ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated at a daily press briefing.
Japanese authorities have confirmed 62 deaths so far, making the earthquake the deadliest in Japan since no less than 2016.
Requested concerning the airplanes collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, Wang stated there have been no Chinese language residents injured within the accident, including that Japan had not made any request for help.
There have been 14 Hong Kong vacationers on the Japan Airways aircraft concerned, and the Chinese language embassy in Japan has gotten in contact with them, Wang stated.
The collision, which sparked issues about runway security, killed five of six crew on the smaller De Havilland Sprint-8 Coast Guard turboprop, whereas all 379 people aboard the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 survived.