Kazakhstan, Astana, March 14 / Trend A. Maratov /
According to the Kazakh Embassy in Japan, almost all Kazakh citizens registered in the consular registry (95 people) are outside the disaster zone.
"We have established contact with the majority of our fellow countrymen, and there is no direct threat to their lives and health," the ministry said.
The Japanese government and rescue services are taking all the necessary measures to evacuate civilians from the disaster area, the ministry said.
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit Japan's northeastern coast last week. The quake's epicenter is thought to have been 24 kilometers below the ocean off the Miyagi prefecture. It shook buildings in Tokyo, some 373 kilometers away.
Several more powerful aftershocks with a magnitude above 6.0 took place in the same area. One of their epicenters was located only 67 kilometers from Tokyo.
Immediately after the earthquake, information was received about emergency situations in a number of nuclear power plants.
According to the most recent data, 599 people have died, 784 are missing and 1,130 are injured.