Kenyan evacuees arrive from Japan
A boat balances atop a what is left of a building after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Shichigahama, in Miyagi prefecture on March 19, 2011. In an updated toll March 19, national police said at least 18,000 were dead or missing in Japan's worst natural disaster in 88 years. Just under 7,200 were confirmed dead, either lost to the tsunami or interred in the wreckage of buildings. AFP PHOTO
The first group of Kenyans evacuated from Japan arrived in the country on Saturday.
Foreign Affairs ministry’s public relations officer Judith Ngunia said those evacuated included 13 families and non-essential Kenyan embassy staff.
Ms Ngunia said another group of Kenyans would arrive on Sunday.
She added that emergency inquiries on Japan can be addressed to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] or call 080-4116-4299.
