The strong 7.6 earthquake on the Noto Peninsula in Japan has killed 16 people. The photo shows the collapsed buildings in Wajima City on the Noto Peninsula. (Photo / Reuters) The number of casualties from the 7.6 Noto earthquake in Japan has been revealed! Japan’s Prime Minister confirmed that the tsunami warning for “extremely large-scale” damage has been lifted @ChinaTimes (Video source is Youtube, please forgive me if it has been removed)
(Updated at 10:46) A 7.6 strong earthquake in Japan’s Noto Peninsula on the 1st has killed 16 people so far. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed that he had received reports of “very large-scale” damage. In addition, the Japan Meteorological Agency today (2nd) lifted all tsunami warnings from Hokkaido to the Sea of Japan coast in western Japan.
Japan’s Kyodo News earlier reported that seven more people were killed at Wajima City Hospital today, bringing the number of casualties caused by the strong earthquake to 13. However, Mainichi Shimbun updated data and the death toll increased in Ishikawa Prefecture to 16.
The aftermath of the disaster in Wajima City. (Video source is Youtube, please forgive me if it is deleted)
In addition, NHK reported that the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted all tsunami warnings from the coast of the Sea of Japan in Hokkaido to the west coast of the Sea of Japan and even Iki City and Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture at 10 a.m. local time today. However, the Meteorological Agency is still warning those working at sea to be careful as tide levels will continue to change over the next day.
The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, held a meeting of the Emergency Disaster Response Headquarters this morning He confirmed at the press conference after the meeting that he had received a report of a “very large scale” disaster. An aerial inspection by helicopter confirmed widespread damage, including road disruptions and landslides. , “So far, very large-scale losses have occurred, including multiple injuries, building collapses and fires.”
Japan’s Prime Minister confirmed on the 2nd that the earthquake had caused “very large-scale” damage. (Video source is Youtube, please forgive me if it is deleted)
He ordered whole life saving and rescue efforts, and trapped victims due to building collapse and other factors must be rescued as soon as possible.
Subject of: Prime Minister Kishida’s press conference in Noto What to do about the earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7
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