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Authorities search for two Vietnamese apprentices missing in typhoon in Japan

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukouka has worked closely with authorities of Miyazaki prefecture and other relevant agencies of Japan to verify relative information and promote the search for two Vietnamese apprentices who went missing after Super Typhoon Haishen swept through Kyushu Island on early September 7.
Authorities search for two Vietnamese apprentices missing in typhoon in Japan ảnh 1At least 46 people in the Kyushu region are injured in Super Typhoon Haishen (Photo: AFP)

Hanoi (VNA) – The VietnameseConsulate General in Fukouka has worked closely with authorities of Miyazakiprefecture and other relevant agencies of Japan to verify relative informationand promote the search for two Vietnamese apprentices who went missing after Super Typhoon Haishen swept throughKyushu Island on early September 7.

The apprentices, from central Thanh Hoa and Nghe An province, worked at the Aioigumi Joint Stock Company in Miyazakiprefecture on Kyushu Island.

The Japanese Government has directed local police and rescue forces toactively search for the victims.

The Consulate General willmaintain contact with the Japanese authorities and the Vietnamese community toupdate information and be ready to implement citizen protectionmeasures.

The Vietnamese Ministry of ForeignAffairs also sent a letter to the Department of Overseas Labour Management at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs,the Departments of Foreign Affairs of the central provinces of Thanh Hoa andNghe An to ask relevant enterprises, which sent the apprentices to Japan, to inform their families and ensure their full interests.
Earlier, right after receivinginformation about Super Typhoon Haishen, the ConsulateGeneral had issued warnings for the Vietnamese community on its website, aswell as on websites and fan pages of Vietnamese organisations and associationsin the region.
It has kept contact withVietnamese people’s associations and groups, along with some businesses andschools in the areas the Consulate General is in charge of so as to have a goodgrasp of their situation, urge them to take prevention measures.

Those seeking support can call the hotlines of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan at 81 (0) 80-3590-9136 and81 (0) 80-3609-5011; the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka 81 (0) 80-3984-6668 and 81 (0) 80-4279-7302; or thecitizen protection switchboard 84.981.84.84.84.

Typhoon Haishen rolled in Kyushu Island on early September 7with wind speeds of up to 160km per hour and gusts of 216km per hour.

As of September 7 noon, at least 46 people inthe Kyushu region were injured in this typhoon./.

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