As a result of the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that occurred off the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture in the central part of Japan on January 1, the death toll has reached 100.
SIA reports with reference to AZERTAC that the competent authorities say that 211 people are still missing. Currently, search and rescue operations are ongoing in the natural disaster area. In addition to emergency workers, about 5 thousand soldiers of the self-defense forces were also involved in the rescue work.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that several earthquakes of different magnitudes occurred in the area before and after the devastating earthquake recorded on January 1. On January 6, an aftershock of magnitude 5.4 was recorded in the Noto peninsula, which is the closest residential area to the epicenter of the earthquake. The agency warned of landslides and mudslides due to the expected rains.
In 14 cities in the area of the natural disaster where great destruction occurred, there are still difficulties in supplying electricity to 24 thousand houses and water supply to 66 thousand houses.
It should be noted that the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that on January 1, several earthquakes were recorded in the Sea of Japan near the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, the strongest of which was 7.6 at 16:10 local time. The earthquake was felt in the settlements in the north, south and center of the country, including the capital Tokyo. 34,000 residents of Ishikawa prefecture were evacuated. Earthquakes caused serious damage to residential buildings, private houses, infrastructure, communication lines, water and electricity supply system.
