It was reported that 22 people in Ishikawa province, 37 people in Toyama province, 21 people in Niigata province, 6 people in Fukui province and 1 person in Gifu province were injured in the earthquake in Japan. It was reported that material damage occurred to many roads and structures in the cities of Wajima, Nanao and Suzu.
It was stated that the fire that broke out yesterday in the touristic “Asaichi Dori” area in Wajima city was completely taken under control. While 200 buildings in the region were reduced to ashes due to fire, it was stated that water outages disrupted fire extinguishing efforts.
TEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated that there were disruptions in road transportation in the northern regions of the Noto Peninsula due to the earthquake, and said that the government was coordinating the aid shipment via sea. Kishida announced that approximately 10 thousand Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel took part in rescue and aid operations. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stated that the number of people evacuated from their homes due to the earthquake was 57 thousand 360.
Japan’s Ishikawa province was shaken by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake yesterday, and the earthquake that caused panic was felt in Toyama, Niigata, Fukui and Gifu provinces, as well as in the capital Tokyo and its surroundings. While a tsunami warning was issued for the coastal areas, tsunami waves up to 1.2 meters high were observed in some areas. (UAV)
