TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated on Saturday (July 3) that there have been no reports of Taiwanese affected by the massive landslide in Atami, Japan, adding that it is currently investigating cases of people still missing.

Heavy rains in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture caused a colossal landslide in Atami City on July 2, with 100 people still unaccounted for.

MOFA on Saturday afternoon said in a press release that Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) had told Kuo Chung-hsi (郭仲熙), deputy director of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, to send condolences to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association office in Taipei. He also instructed Taiwan’s representative office in Yokohama to extend condolences to the Atami City Government.

According to investigations conducted by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan and its Yokohama office, there has been no news of Taiwanese victims, MOFA said. However, the Yokohama office is conducting an inquiry into whether any Taiwanese are among those still missing.

If any Taiwanese are reported to have been affected by the disaster, the Yokohama office will immediately take action to assist.

MOFA said that it will keep a close eye on the situation in Atami and keep close contact with Japan. It added that it will provide emergency assistance whenever necessary to ensure Taiwanese nationals in the archipelago country are safe.