1037 injured… 21 people missing
The number of deaths due to the strong earthquake on Japan’s Noto Peninsula that occurred on New Year’s Day increased to 232 on the 17th.
According to the Mainichi Shimbun, Ishikawa Prefecture announced that the number of deaths due to the magnitude 7.6 earthquake on the Noto Peninsula on the 1st had increased to 232 as of 9 a.m. on the 17th. There were 10 more people than the previous day.
The place with the highest number of deaths was Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, with 99 people.
Following this, 98 people were reported in Wajima City, 20 people were in Anamizu-machi, 7 people were in Notojo City, 5 people were in Nanao City, and 2 people were in Shika-machi. , 1 person from Hakui (羽?) City, etc.
There were 14 ‘disaster-related workers’. The Japanese government recognizes deaths due to worsening diseases during evacuation as disaster-related deaths, rather than direct causes such as the collapse of buildings due to earthquakes or tsunami.
A total of 1,037 people were injured, including minor injuries.
There were 21 missing people whose whereabouts were unknown because they could not be contacted. There are 17 people in Wajima Prefecture and 4 in Suzu City. Ishikawa Prefecture is making their names public.
Due to a lack of evacuation facilities, the Japanese government is promoting secondary evacuation by moving evacuated residents offshore. According to Ishikawa Prefecture, the number of people who moved to secondary evacuation sites such as hotels and inns was 1,278 as of the 16th.
The Asahi Shimbun reported that this is only 7% of the approximately 17,000 evacuated residents.
According to Ishikawa Prefecture, about 90% of evacuated residents are still staying in primary evacuation facilities such as gyms. Concerns about disaster-related deaths are growing due to worsening living conditions.
The number of houses damaged by the earthquake was 22,363 on the 17th.
The number of people stranded in Ishikawa Prefecture due to closed roads was at least 143 as of 2 o’clock on the 16th.
Wajima City Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi presented a positive outlook at a related meeting on the 16th, saying, “I think it is possible to roughly resolve the isolation situation for three days starting tomorrow.”
Power outages due to the earthquake continue.
According to Hokuriku Electric Power Company, about 7,800 households in Ishikawa Prefecture are experiencing power outages as of 5 a.m. on the 17th due to this earthquake. There are approximately 4,900 households in Wajima City and approximately 2,400 households in Suzu City.
Source: Donga
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