TOKYO: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary MATSUNO Hirokazu on Monday expressed the country’s readiness to offer support to Morocco, where numerous people have died in a recent powerful earthquake.

“We will consider providing necessary support based on the needs of Morocco,” the top government spokesperson told a press conference.

He also said: “We haven’t heard that any Japanese person has been killed or injured in the earthquake so far. We will continue to make all-out efforts to ensure the safety of Japanese people staying (in the North African country).”

The death toll from the earthquake, which struck Morocco Friday, is reported to have exceeded 2,100.

JIJI Press