Noto Peninsula in Japan Declares State of Emergency
Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year's Day, a strong earthquake, as of 9:00 a.m. on the 7th, a total of 126 people died, at least 560 people were slightly injured, the number of missing to 222 people. As the weather in the disaster area will deteriorate, heavy snow and low temperatures are afraid of the impact on the lives of the victims and transportation in the disaster area, has been in the 7th emergency evacuation of 75 residents, the authorities also warned that we must be careful to prevent heavy snow pressure on the houses already damaged by the earthquake, resulting in secondary disasters.
In addition to the heavy casualties in Ishikawa Prefecture, 47 people were injured in Niigata Prefecture, 41 in Toyama Prefecture, 6 in Fukui Prefecture, and 1 in Gifu Prefecture. Ishikawa Prefectural authorities said that due to the Wajima City, Suzu City, Naita Town, Noto Town and other places there are many residential damage, the current statistics have not been completed, the rest of the Ishikawa Prefecture as of 2:00 p.m. on the 7th as of the end of at least 1,370 buildings were completely destroyed or damaged.
In the absence of water and electricity and facing severe cold weather, the outside world is worried about the possible deterioration of health conditions in the disaster area, coupled with the transportation and communication system disruption hindered rescue, greatly increasing the difficulty in disaster relief, but also makes it difficult for the authorities to ascertain the specific casualties and damage in the disaster area, the current situation can be said to be even more difficult.
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