213 dead, 52 missing in Japan’s earthquake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture
Tokyo: The death toll from the devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on January 1 rose to 213 on Thursday, while 52 people are missing, according to officials.
The number of injured people as of Thursday morning was 567, Xinhua news agency quoted Japanese public broadcaster NHK as saying.
In an analysis of the death toll, 98 were confirmed in Suzu, 83 in Wajima, 20 in Anamizu, five in Nanao, four in Noto, two in Shika and one in Hakui.
The prefectural government also confirmed eight deaths related to the disaster, meaning victims survived the earthquake but died from injuries or illnesses worsened by physical and mental stress after the disaster.
In the affected areas, greater attention is being paid to risk assessment of buildings collapsing, with continuous rain since Tuesday raising concerns about the possibility of secondary hazards such as landslides, prompting prefectural authorities to issue warnings. Has been inspired.
More than 26,000 people are taking shelter in evacuation centers amid growing threats from infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza, according to prefectural officials.
Meanwhile, around 3,100 persons remain isolated due to road disruptions.
The January 1 earthquake, officially named the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, is the first earthquake in the southwestern region of Japan to kill more than 100 people in the country since the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, which killed 276 people. Had gone.
