Tokyo: The death toll has risen to 94, with the number of people unaccounted for reaching nearly 250 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa
Tokyo: The death toll has risen to 94, with the number of people unaccounted for reaching nearly 250 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa earlier this week after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, raising concerns of escalating damages as rescue and search efforts intensify.
A total of 222 people were reported missing in Ishikawa as of 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday and the missing individuals, with a significant number being elderly residents, are predominantly concentrated in the cities of Wajima and Suzu, according to local media.
On day five of the earthquake, the most-hit coastal city of Wajima still faces over 40 cases of people being buried and trapped under collapses.
Japan’s Self-Defence Forces rescue personnel have now increased to about 5,000, conducting search and rescue operations mostly in Wajima and Suzu in collaboration with the police and fire departments.
