Current location:Culture Capsule news portal > travel
100 dead, 211 missing after powerful quakes jolt Japan
Culture Capsule news portal2024-05-22 11:19:43【travel】7People have gathered around
Introduction(Xinhua) 14:08, January 06, 2024TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to 100 in the cen
TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to 100 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, amid fears of escalating casualties despite intensified rescue and search efforts.
A total of 211 people were reported missing in Ishikawa as of Saturday, local media reports showed citing local authorities.
On day six of the earthquake, the most-hit coastal city of Wajima confirmed 59 deaths, facing about 100 reports about people being buried and trapped under collapses of buildings.
Aftershocks still jolt the region, and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said a 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the Noto region at 5:25 a.m. local time on Saturday at a depth of 10 km, measuring upper 5 on the country's seismic intensity scale of 7.
With rain expected on Saturday for the region, the JMA warned local residents to stay alert for possible mudslides.
Infrastructure has suffered severe damage in Ishikawa, with around 24,000 households facing power outages and 66,000 households left without water in 14 cities and towns as of 8 a.m. local time on Saturday, national news agency Kyodo reported.
A series of strong earthquakes, with a major one of 7.6 magnitude, on Monday struck at a shallow depth in the Noto region of Ishikawa.
Centered around 30 km east-northeast of Wajima, the devastating quake registered a maximum intensity of 7.
Address of this article:http://samoa.highlanderdistrict.org/content-26f099892.html
Very good!(48449)
Related articles
- Syrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with leukemia, president's office says
- Farmers Reap Winter Wheat in Gaomiaoli Village, East China's Shandong
- China Sees Wider High School Education Coverage
- School in Hangzhou Greets International Tea Day
- Drew Faurot's 2 doubles and a homer lead Florida State past Georgia Tech 12
- New Teaching Resources Expected to Foster Passion for Chinese History in HKSAR Secondary Schools
- Ethnic Festival 'Liuyueliu' Celebrated in SW China's Guizhou
- China's Online Payment Users Top 900 Mln: Report
- Brazilian coach Sylvinho sworn in as Albanian citizen ahead of Euro 2024
- China's Online Payment Users Top 900 Mln: Report
Popular articles
Recommended
Election 2024: Biden and the Democrats raised far less in April than Trump and the GOP
60,000 Youngsters Benefit from Eye Care Project of China's Red Cross Society
Hongniya Village Takes Measures to Boost Rural Revitalization in Shandong
China's top legislator urges high
Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream as Trump allies fill Congress, report shows
China to Build More Low
China head coach Jankovic vows to move forward after loss to S. Korea
Fuzhou Promotes Community
Links
- Parents of Bobby Maher, 14, watched helplessly as medics tried to save their son
- California game store thief is wrestled to ground during robbery
- Tom Hollander reveals how he considered letting himself go to become a 'fat actor' to get work
- Tyler Myers, Thatcher Demko help Canucks beat Flames 4
- Massachusetts official warns AI systems subject to consumer protection, anti
- Virginia lawmakers set to take up Youngkin's proposed amendments, vetoes in reconvened session
- CERAWeek kicks off, focusing on global multidimensional energy transition
- A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods the Dubai airport
- Rita Ora covers her face with a $28,000 handbag as she arrives at Sydney Airport
- The wild TRUTH behind 'Mormon face': Former member of ultra