The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake surpassed 100 on Saturday and more than 200 people remain missing, the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in nearly eight years.
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the west coast of Japan destroyed infrastructure and left 23,000 homes without power in the Hokuriku region.
The search for survivors under collapsed buildings continued for a sixth day as more than 30,000 evacuees waited for help.
Sixteen more deaths were confirmed in Wajima city and Anamizu city as of 1 p.m. Saturday, bringing the total to 110, Kyodo news agency said, citing the Ishikawa prefectural government and other sources.
As of Saturday morning, 98 people had been confirmed dead, according to the Ishikawa government website.
A fallen power pole lies across a street as rescue teams search for missing victims near the site of a landslide on January 6, 2024. AFP via Getty Images Debris from destroyed houses is shown in Suzi , Ishikawa Prefecture, while more than 200 people remain missing. . AP
It is the highest number since the Kumamoto earthquakes in southwestern Japan killed 276 people, including related deaths, in 2016.
Road disruptions and other problems have hampered the delivery of relief supplies.
Freelance cameraman Masao Mochizuki, 73, was in a long line of Wajima residents outside a supermarket that reopened on Thursday to buy essential items.
A torii or door of the sanctuary. He stands in front of a damaged building in Wajima, Japan, following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake. AFP via Getty Images A residential street is blocked by collapsed houses as road disruptions and other problems have hampered the delivery of relief supplies. AFP via Getty Images
“It’s such a big help that they managed to reopen the store,” Mochizuki told Reuters after buying a box of thermal patches, blue plastic sheets to cover the broken windows and a pair of shoes to protect his feet from the broken glass that hit him. They are everywhere. on the floors of his house.
“But I still don’t see the path to reconstruction,” Mochizuki said, his voice cracking with emotion.
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