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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 3:31:57 GMT
On the morning of the 5th, Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi of Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which suffered extensive damage from the earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 that centered on the Noto Peninsula, announced on the morning of the 5th that more than 100 residents were trapped under collapsed buildings. He showed his perspective. He answered interviews with the Mainichi Shimbun and other newspapers.
[Photo] Tears in front of the collapsed family home. Sister protected her child until the very end
Road closures and landslides occur frequently in the city, making search efforts difficult. Mayor Sakaguchi said, ``We prioritize rescuing people whose voices can be heard.''
Due to the earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 that was centered in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, the prefecture announced at the Disaster Control Headquarters meeting held on the morning of the 5th that the number of people in the prefecture whose safety was unknown as of 9 a.m. was 242.
According to the prefecture, the number of people whose safety is unknown by city is 138 in Wajima City, 82 in Suzu City, 9 in Anamizu Town, 9 in Noto Town, 3 in Nanao City, and 1 in Shiga Town.
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 7:34:02 GMT
The government has begun coordinating efforts with the U.S. military in Japan to provide assistance to the disaster-stricken areas.
According to government officials, support has been approached from countries such as Taiwan. However, the U.S. military, which has bases in Japan, is capable of self-sufficiency in its operations, and plans to first accept an approach from the U.S. and build a cooperative structure with the Self-Defense Forces. We also have a track record of "Operation Tomodachi" during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Prime Minister Kishida said, ``Rescue efforts are still difficult in some areas, but I ask that you do not give up, persevere, and carry out rescue operations without omission.''
The Self-Defense Forces are currently conducting rescue operations in Suzu City, Wajima City, and other areas with 5,000 personnel, and have rescued 295 people so far.
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 15:33:39 GMT
In the collision between Japan Airlines and Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda Airport, a ``runway occupancy monitoring support function'' alerts air traffic controllers on the screen if another aircraft enters the runway the landing plane is approaching. It was determined that the system was operating normally at the time of the accident. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced this on the 5th. The Japan Coast Guard aircraft appears to have stopped for about 40 seconds after entering the runway, raising the possibility that the controller may have overlooked the warning signs.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism explained that the controller had not given permission for the Japan Coast Guard aircraft to enter. The pilot of the JAL plane also stated that he "couldn't see the Japan Coast Guard aircraft," raising suspicions that multiple factors, including human error, were behind the accident. The Japan Transport Safety Board and the Metropolitan Police Department will investigate the situation in detail.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tetsuo Saito announced that from the 6th, personnel will be assigned to constantly monitor warning signs. The plan is to announce emergency measures centered around this even after the holidays.
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 15:51:11 GMT
A woman in her 80s was rescued by the Osaka City Fire Department just before 4:30 p.m. on the 4th, approximately 72 hours after the Noto Peninsula earthquake occurred. However, her 58-year-old second son, who was living with her, passed away, with the woman covering her body.
The eldest son of the rescued woman talked about what happened at that time.
The eldest son of the rescued woman: My younger brother was protecting my mother, and then my mother... Kesamo went to the police to confirm that my brother was dead, and then I went to the body...but before that, yesterday, when I spoke to the rescue workers on the phone, I was told that when my mother was rescued, Although my mother was suffering from hypothermia, my brother was by her side and I think he was able to prevent hypothermia to some extent.
They were really trapped and it would take some time to rescue them. When we went to the police and checked on the situation, they found that his abdomen had been severely compressed and that he had died of suffocation.
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2024 20:14:01 GMT
◇Human damage
A total of 94 people have been confirmed to have died in this earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, including 55 in Wajima City, 23 in Suzu City, and 6 in Anamizu Town. Additionally, 464 people were injured.
The number of people whose safety is unknown is 121 in Wajima City and 82 in Suzu City, for a total of 222 people. The prefecture is requesting information.
Villages continue to become isolated due to road closures. As of 3 p.m. on the 5th, there are 22 isolated villages in four cities and towns, including 14 in Wajima City and 5 in Noto Town.
◇Damage related to daily life
Many houses were completely destroyed in Wajima City, Suzu City, and Noto Town, but the full extent of the damage is unknown.
Additionally, the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan released satellite images of the damage around Wajima Morning Market, a tourist attraction where about 200 buildings were destroyed in a large-scale fire, and announced that it is estimated that about 48,000 square meters was destroyed. This is a slightly larger area than Tokyo Dome.
◇Support status
Ishikawa Prefecture has been accepting donations at the Ishikawa Prefectural Office, Tokyo Office, Osaka Office, and other locations since the 4th. This means that you can also transfer money from banks and post offices. You can check the bank transfer details on the Ishikawa Prefecture website.
We are currently recruiting disaster volunteers only in Kaga City. Only those who live or work in Kaga City are eligible. As other local governments within Ishikawa Prefecture are not recruiting, the prefecture is currently asking people to refrain from going to the affected areas individually.
On the 5th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated, ``Vehicles are flooding the limited routes to the disaster-stricken areas, causing serious traffic jams.'' Ishikawa Prefecture accepts large-scale donations of relief supplies from corporate organizations, so please refrain from bringing them directly to the site, as it may interfere with life-saving efforts due to traffic congestion, etc.,” and calls for cooperation.
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