2024-09-23 01:18:35
The number of fatalities in the floods and landslides in Japan has risen to at least six. The broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media reported the significantly increased number of victims on Monday, citing authorities; previously one fatality had been reported. The natural disaster hit the Noto peninsula in the Ishikawa region, where more than 300 people died in a severe earthquake at the beginning of the year.
According to NHK, two workers who were repairing a road damaged in the earthquake and were buried by a landslide were among the dead. In the coastal town of Wajima, a man was recovered dead from a river, and in the town of Suzu, a body was recovered from a house buried by a landslide.
According to the weather service, more than 540 liters of rain per square meter fell in the city of Wajima within 72 hours – the heaviest uninterrupted rainfall since measurements began almost 50 years ago. The weather service spoke of rainfall on an “unprecedented scale.” Roads were blocked by landslides, rivers overflowed their banks. In Wajima and Suzu, eight complexes with emergency shelters for earthquake victims were damaged.
Around 110,000 residents of the Ishikawa region were called upon to seek safety from the floods. According to authorities, around 4,000 households were still without electricity on Monday, and at least 1,700 households had no drinking water supply. Around 100 towns in the region were cut off from the outside world because of flooded roads.
The Ishikawa region was shaken by a severe earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale on New Year’s Day. At least 318 people were killed and numerous houses were destroyed. Many people are still living in emergency shelters today.
1727056631
#dead #floods #Japan
