A massive earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year’s Day has now claimed 215 lives in Ishikawa Prefecture. Fourteen people who evacuated to safety are now believed to have died from causes related to the disaster. Medical experts warn the figure could increase due to poor sanitary conditions in shelters.
The death toll from the earthquake, which registered up to 7, the highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, reached 215 in Ishikawa Prefecture, including 14 who died due to indirect causes related to the disaster, the prefectural government said Friday.
Their Majesties are deeply saddened by the fact that more than 3,000 people have been left behind in isolated villages, some have died due to the disaster, and we are concerned about the deterioration of the health of those evacuated due to the outbreak of infectious diseases. It means that it is being done.
There is a growing sense of caution regarding infectious diseases such as COVID-19 at an evacuation center in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, where more than 200 people have been evacuated.
A total of 14 people — those suspected of contracting infectious diseases and their family members — have been separated from other evacuees. They have been placed in three classrooms and a medical room on Tuesday at Ogi Junior High School, which has been turned into a shelter.
Of the total, eight died of indirect causes related to the earthquake, including exhaustion and poor health during evacuation. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the number of people still unaccounted for stood at 52.
The Japanese government plans to focus more on preventing deaths from indirect causes, rushing to move evacuees, especially elderly people, from stopgap shelters to more livable accommodation out of concern about deteriorating sanitary conditions.
Of the total, eight died of indirect causes related to the earthquake, including exhaustion and poor health during evacuation. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the number of people still unaccounted for stood at 52.
The Japanese government plans to focus more on preventing deaths from indirect causes, rushing to move evacuees, especially elderly people, from stopgap shelters to more livable accommodation out of concern about deteriorating sanitary conditions.
Local authorities are speeding up efforts to move evacuees of the powerful earthquake that rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and other central Japan areas on New Year’s Day to hotels and other accommodations after challenging conditions at evacuation centers are believed to have resulted in multiple deaths.
The death toll from the quake rose to 206 on Wednesday, according to the authorities, with the figure including eight people who were not directly killed by the magnitude-7.6 temblor but are believed to have died due to a deterioration in their health conditions, in some cases associated with the stress of being evacuated.
The death toll from a New Year’s Day earthquake in central Japan rose to 168 on Monday, with more than 300 unaccounted for, authorities said, as snow and rain hamper rescue operations and efforts to relocate survivors to hotels amid fears of COVID-19 spreading in evacuation centers.
The number of people unable to be contacted increased by more than 100 from Sunday to 323, including 281 in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, according to the prefectural government.
The death toll from the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that recently struck Ishikawa Prefecture’s Noto Peninsula rose to 168 in the central Japan prefecture on Monday.
An additional 323 people were unaccounted for after the Jan. 1 temblor, which logged a seismic intensity of up to 7, highest on the country’s scale.
There are concerns that “many residents might die as an indirect result of the earthquake and tsunami because some areas were not receiving adequate food or medicine.”
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