“The @SRE_mx mourns the disasters caused by this Tuesday’s earthquake in Kumamoto, island of Kyushu, south of Japan, and expresses to her people the solidarity of Mexico in these difficult times,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Through a message in its social network account X, the portfolio pointed out that, so far, there are no reports of countrymen affected by the strong tellurian movement and asserted that the embassy there remains attentive to the development of the situation.

The Foreign Ministry published the contacts of the representation in Tokyo in case any Mexican person requires consular assistance or protection. As reported by authorities and media of the Asian nation, people are trapped in the shopping center Aeon Mall, the collapse of buildings and damage to roads, among other damages.

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