The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Japan on New Year’s Day has risen to 126.
According to the latest information from local authorities, around 210 people were still missing on Saturday.
“We sincerely pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on the online service X (formerly Twitter).
At an emergency meeting, Kishida called on ministers to repair roads “urgently and quickly” to help hundreds of people in lockdown areas.
The weather hampers rescue operations
The work of thousands of rescue workers is currently hampered by bad weather conditions, road damage and an estimated 1,000 landslides. Snow is also expected for Sunday.
The Japanese main island of Honshu was rocked on New Year’s Day by a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter scale and dozens of aftershocks and hit by tsunami waves. Numerous houses have collapsed or been damaged on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Roads became impassable and a major fire destroyed a historic market district in the port city of Wajima. The power supply to approximately 23,200 households in Ishikawa was cut off. More than 66,400 people had no access to running water.
Source: Krone
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