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Japan earthquake toll touches 100
Updated On: 07 January, 2024 07:24 AM IST | Japan | Agencies
More than 500 people have been injured in the wake of aftershocks throughout the western coastline
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The 7.5 magnitude earthquake which struck the Noto region on New Year’s Day has left 500 injured and nearly 200 people missing. Pic/AFP
Aftershocks threatened to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments, as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled Japan’s western coastline last week surpassed 100 people on Saturday.
Among the dead was a five-year-old boy who had been recovering from injuries after boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake. His condition suddenly worsened and he died on Friday, according to Ishikawa prefecture, the hardest-hit region. Officials warned that roads, already cracked from the dozens of earthquakes that continue to shake the area, could collapse completely. That risk was growing with rain and snow expected overnight and Sunday.
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