Fatalities in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa from a massive earthquake that struck on New Year’s Day have exceeded 200.
According to an announcement by the Ishikawa prefectural government Tuesday, the death toll in the 7.6 magnitude quake rose to 202.
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.”
The death toll in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, from Monday’s powerful magnitude-7.6 earthquake has risen to 128, prefectural officials said Sunday.
The New Year’s Day earthquake has left 195 people unaccounted for in the prefecture, the officials said.
The death toll in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa from Monday’s powerful earthquake has risen to 126, prefectural officials said Saturday.
The magnitude-7.6 New Year’s Day quake has left 210 people unaccounted for in the prefecture, the officials said.
The death toll in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa from Monday’s powerful earthquake has risen to 126, prefectural officials said Saturday.
The magnitude-7.6 New Year’s Day quake has left 210 people unaccounted for in the prefecture, the officials said.
The death toll in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa from Monday’s devastating earthquake has risen to 94, the prefectural government said Friday.
The number of people who were unaccounted for after the 7.6-magnitude quake stood at 222 in Ishikawa as of 2 p.m. Friday.
The death toll in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa from Monday’s powerful earthquake has risen to 84, the prefectural government said Thursday.
There is information that one person has been swept away by a tsunami that occurred near a fishing port in the city of Suzu as a result of the earthquake, according to the Japan Coast Guard.
The death toll includes 48 in the city of Wajima and 23 in Suzu.
At the time of posting this it is 72 hours after the earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture. Aftershocks seem to be lessening, although one should not be too blasé.
Barrier Free Japan