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Post by Admin on Jan 2, 2024 3:00:35 GMT
Prime Minister Kishida held a press conference on the 2nd in response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake, which registered a magnitude 7 on the Japanese seismic scale in Ishikawa Prefecture, and stated that ``large-scale damage has been confirmed, including human casualties and collapsed buildings,'' and said that all efforts will be made to carry out life-saving rescue efforts. At the same time, officials from related ministries and agencies will be dispatched to the area to provide support. The visit to Ise Jingu Shrine scheduled for January 4th will be postponed.
[Image] Wajima's morning market, which has a history of 1000 years, has been turned into a burnt-out field...The morning market of the old days
At the press conference, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``We have been doing our best to gather information since last night, but due to road closures, it is extremely difficult to enter the northern part of the Noto Peninsula.As a result of an aerial inspection by helicopter, Widespread damage was confirmed, including road disruptions, landslides, and fires."
Furthermore, the Disaster Management Headquarters compiled information from local governments, police, fire departments, and the Self-Defense Forces, and stated that ``massive damage has been confirmed so far, including numerous human casualties, building collapses, and fires.''
Regarding human casualties, Prime Minister Kishida explained that as of 7 a.m., 4 people had died, 2 people were still under investigation for connection to the disaster, 3 people were seriously injured, and 27 people were lightly injured.
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Post by Admin on Jan 2, 2024 4:25:18 GMT
According to Toyama Prefecture, as of 10 a.m. on the 2nd, 4,697 people had evacuated to 251 evacuation centers within the prefecture in Toyama Prefecture, where a seismic intensity of 5 or higher was observed one day after the earthquake in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture. I found out that it is.
Of these, Takaoka City had the largest number of evacuees at 2,106 people, followed by Imizu City with 893 people and Himi City with 537 people.
Of these, a total of 19,200 households in Toyama City, Takaoka City, Himi City, Oyabe City, and Imizu City are without water, and water tankers are being dispatched to 13 locations within the prefecture.
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Post by Admin on Jan 2, 2024 6:00:36 GMT
At least 30,000 people in Ishikawa Prefecture have been evacuated after an earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 occurred in the Noto region.
[Photo] A woman who is dazed in front of her house...
An elementary school in Suzu City, which experienced a seismic intensity of 6 or above, has become an evacuation center and is overflowing with evacuees, with at least 700 people gathered despite the capacity to accommodate approximately 290 people. According to a male official, many people were injured.
A staff member said, ``We don't have enough blankets and heating equipment, so we are having trouble dealing with the cold.We have made use of simple toilets, but they are not available in time.''
Meanwhile, about 15 people, including the elderly, are evacuating to a welfare facility in Takuda-cho, Wajima City. According to a 60-year-old female employee, the facility was also damaged, dishes were scattered in the kitchen, and the water supply continues to be cut off.
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Post by Admin on Jan 2, 2024 14:10:47 GMT
At 4:10 p.m. on the 1st, there was an earthquake with its epicenter in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, and shaking with a seismic intensity of 7 was observed in Shiga Town, Ishikawa Prefecture. According to the prefecture, as of 3:30 p.m. on the 2nd, 48 people had been confirmed dead. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings and advisories for a wide area from Hokkaido to Nagasaki Prefecture on the Sea of Japan side, including a major tsunami warning for Noto in the same prefecture at 4:22 p.m. on the 1st, and all of them were lifted by 10 a.m. on the 2nd. did.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the magnitude (M), which indicates the scale of the earthquake, is estimated to be 7.6, and the epicenter is 16 kilometers deep. A tsunami over 1.2 meters in height reached Wajima City at 4:21 p.m. on the 1st. The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning people to be careful about earthquakes with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 for the next week or so.
According to Ishikawa Prefecture and other authorities, 172 reports have been received of many buildings collapsing and people being buried alive in Wajima and Suzu cities. A large-scale fire broke out in the center of Wajima City, destroying approximately 200 buildings. Many houses were washed away by the tsunami in Suzu City and Noto Town. The safety of many people is unknown, and the full extent of the damage is unknown.
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Post by Admin on Jan 2, 2024 18:39:06 GMT
TOKYO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously escaped from a fire following a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday, but five of the six crew of the coast guard plane were killed.
The Coast Guard said the collision involved one of its planes that was headed to Niigata airport on Japan's west coast to deliver aid to those caught up in a powerful earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least 48 people.
"I felt a boom like we had hit something and jerked upward the moment we landed," a passenger on the Japan Airlines flight told Kyodo news agency. "I saw sparks outside the window and the cabin filled with gas and smoke."
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