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Sat, 03/19/2011 - 13:32
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Several hundred Thais still missing in Japan, says PM
BANGKOK, March 19 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has admitted that several hundred Thai nationals in Japan have remained unaccounted for, especially some 200 of them living in Japan's northeastern region hardest hit by a massive earthquake on March 11--which triggered a devastating tsunami and radiation leaks consequently.
Abhisit gave the update Saturday afternoon after calling a meeting with an ad-hoc Thai rescue coordination centre for disaster victims in Japan, saying that authorities concerned have already reached about half of some 1,000 Thai nationals initially reported missing, and that the Thai Embassy in Tokyo has been urged to accelerate its search efforts with the Japanese Immigration Department.
Regarding an ongoing crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, Abhisit acknowledged that Thailand's Office of Atoms for Peace has been in touch with Japanese officials for updated developments. The Thai premier personally advised Thai people living near an exclusion zone announced by the Tokyo government, particularly in Japan’s northeastern areas, to evacuate down south as a precaution, despite forecasts that radiation levels there should remain under control.
Meanwhile, the Thai leader insisted on his government's continuing efforts to bring back home safely all remaining Thai people in Japan, noting that a C-130 Royal Thai Air Force aircraft was set to arrive in the disaster-hit Asian neighbour by Saturday with additional relief supplies. (TNA)
Abhisit gave the update Saturday afternoon after calling a meeting with an ad-hoc Thai rescue coordination centre for disaster victims in Japan, saying that authorities concerned have already reached about half of some 1,000 Thai nationals initially reported missing, and that the Thai Embassy in Tokyo has been urged to accelerate its search efforts with the Japanese Immigration Department.
Regarding an ongoing crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, Abhisit acknowledged that Thailand's Office of Atoms for Peace has been in touch with Japanese officials for updated developments. The Thai premier personally advised Thai people living near an exclusion zone announced by the Tokyo government, particularly in Japan’s northeastern areas, to evacuate down south as a precaution, despite forecasts that radiation levels there should remain under control.
Meanwhile, the Thai leader insisted on his government's continuing efforts to bring back home safely all remaining Thai people in Japan, noting that a C-130 Royal Thai Air Force aircraft was set to arrive in the disaster-hit Asian neighbour by Saturday with additional relief supplies. (TNA)
