The number of victims of the earthquake in Japan increased to 217 people

According to the report of Arya Heritage, quoted by Anatolia news agency, the number of victims of the deadly earthquake in Japan has reached 217 people, while many are still missing and the identities of some of the dead have not yet been determined.

In this regard, the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan announced that the number of victims of the recent earthquakes in this province and the coasts of the Noto Peninsula has increased to 217 people.

According to this statement, more than 24,000 people are in shelters across the province and 2,500 people are also trapped due to road closures. There are still power cuts in some areas.

According to this statement, 567 injured people are being treated, and the efforts of rescue teams to find 38 missing people are continuing.

Following this earthquake and its aftershocks, about 200 buildings were destroyed in the city of Wajima, and 10,000 households were left without drinking water and 7,800 households were without electricity. Other earthquake affected cities are also experiencing similar conditions.

According to officials, the earthquake caused significant damage to infrastructure, including roads and bridges, making it difficult for rescue teams to operate in the affected areas.

Since two weeks ago, more than 150 earthquakes of various magnitudes have occurred in Japan, the strongest of which was 7.6 on the Richter scale. The danger of tsunami for the entire west coast of this country remained for more than 20 hours. This earthquake was the strongest to hit this part of Japan since 1885.

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