Rescue teams are working to reach areas hardest hit by the powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on the first day of the year. They already 48 deada light bill contrasting with a huge demolition and the power of trembling. Another country that doesn’t have this solid structure or oiled structure evacuation protocols I would count the dead in the hundreds, thousands.
“Rescue missions are a fight against time. Those trapped in collapsed buildings must be rescued as quickly as possible,” the Prime Minister said on Tuesday morning. said. Fumio Kishida, with the religious blue overalls of natural disasters. Nearly 1,200 victims are still awaiting rescue, according to a government spokesman, as destroyed infrastructure and services hamper efforts. Many trains and flights were suspended at Noto airport. Cracked access roads and runwaysApproximately 500 passengers were stranded.
Reaching the northern peak of the peninsula is not easy I noticedin the province Ishikawa. Tokyo is now sending aid by air and sea as roads and bridges are destroyed. In the images taken from the helicopter, there are still many fires and partially damaged buildings. Approximately 45,000 houses were still standing without electricity This is after a night of freezing temperatures in Ishikawa on Tuesday, according to the supply company. Running water was also not restored in many areas. Another problem is replica chaining This happens with every major earthquake. The Japan Meteorological Agency has already counted some 200Most are above three degrees on the Richter scale.
More than a thousand soldiers
Thousands of firefighters and police from across the country were deployed to the Noto peninsula. More than a thousand soldiers have already participated in the mission, and according to the Minister of Defense, this number is expected to reach 10,000 in the coming days. vaginaThe city center closest to the epicenter concentrates a third of the victims. The bazaar, where tourists came to buy handicrafts, was turned into ruins.
The earthquake occurred on Monday afternoon, 30 kilometers from Wajima and 16 kilometers below the ground surface. Japan Meteorological Agency calculated its strength 7.6 degrees. The earthquake occurred instantly warning tsunami maximum degree and neighbors’ races to the highest regions. About 100,000 people spent the night in gyms, pavilions and other facilities that authorities had previously identified as such facilities. crisis shelters. The alert was lifted this Tuesday morning after waves of just over a meter were recorded on the coast in the previous hours.
The fear in the moments after the tremor was understandable. Activity tectonic plates Deadly earthquakes occur beneath Japan. 220 people died in Kumamoto in 2016, but no tragedy is more etched in the collective memory than that of March 2011: a 9-degree earthquake in the deep sea off the east coast, followed immediately by a tsunami of giant waves that killed 20,000 people, and the final ruin of the nuclear power plant. Fukushima. Japan shut down all reactors after this crisis, which was the most disturbing crisis since. Chernobyland the Government has promised a horizon free of nuclear energy. Energy emergencies and the return of conservatives to government disrupted the plan. Tokyo has approved the gradual return of the plants despite public rejection, and last week gave the green light for the reconnection of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s largest plant. The closest to Monday’s earthquake plans to end his post-Fukushima retirement in 2026. Officials promised there would be no leaks this time.