The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall on September 4, the country’s weather agency said, bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall that prompted evacuation warnings. / AFP / Jiji Press/
(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the onslaught of Typhoon Jebi in Japan, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the Philippine Consulate General in Osaka have not received any reports of Filipinos being among the 10 fatalities and 300 injured after Japan’s most powerful typhoon in 25 years struck the Asian country.
Nevertheless, the DFA said the embassy and the consulate “continue to monitor the typhoon and are checking on the situation of the 280,000-strong Filipino Community to determine if there were any of them adversely affected.”
“The Embassy and the Consulate are ready to provide assistance to affected kababayan, if any,” the DFA said.
It said affected members of the Filipino community can contact the embassy at +8180 4928 7979 and the Consulate General at +8190 4036 7984
