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Earthquakes, tremors | March 15, 2011 [ 15:08 ]

45 Peruvians still missing after Japan earthquake


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45 Peruvians still missing after Japan earthquake
From around 70 Peruvians living in the area hit by the quake, only 25 have been located. (Photo: Reuters)

Forty five Peruvian citizens who lived in the area of Japan that was worst-affected by last week's quake remained unknown Tuesday.

Peru's ambassador to Japan, Juan Carlos Capuñay, said that from the 70 Peruvians living in the area at the time of the quake, 25 had been located and already reached Tokyo, reported El Comercio

There are more than 60 thousand Peruvians living in Japan, although most of them live far from the region that was worst-hit by the quake.

The embassy and the social networks connecting Peruvian citizens in Japan are busy trying to locate the missing, particularly 28 who lived in Sendai at the time of the disaster and who are all yet to be located.

Peru is home to the second largest Japanese population outside of Japan.

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# Jackie says :
March 15, 2011 [ 17:37 ]

May God bless all the people of Japan and all of the Peruvians that are missing. God, please help them to cope with all the sadness and pain they are going through. Please Lord shelter them with your love and heal their hearts and soul.

# Greg says :
March 15, 2011 [ 19:55 ]

I didn't realize how many Peruvians live in Japan, but I don't think the statement that "Peru is home to the second largest Japanese population outside of Japan" is accurate. There's about 2 million Japanese in Brazil,  making them the largest population, followed by the U.S. with about 1.2 million. I think Peru has the second highest Japanese population in South America.

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