Emergency workers in Japan contend with damaged roads after deadly New Year’s Day quake

Emergency workers in Japan contend with damaged roads after deadly New Year’s Day quake

Nearly 48 hours after the earthquake rescue workers extract a woman’s body from her collapsed home as her widower watches on here in suzu near the Quakes epicenter damaged roads are complicating tasks for emergency workers the town’s mayor was quoted by local media as saying 90% of the houses were either

Damaged or destroyed he added that authorities have been unable to respond to some 70 calls for help on Wednesday the Prime Minister announced reinforcements today in addition to increasing the number of Defense Force personnel from 1,000 to 2,000 people we will also strengthen our system by more than doubling the number

Of rescue dogs in the Defense Forces and police the 7.6 magnitude Quake struck along Western Japan’s Noto Peninsula the s satellite images show the town of suzu before and after the New Year’s Day Disaster while the town of wajima has also seen extensive damage according to the government more than 31,000 people

Are in shelters while many towns have no access to water and the local utility company said over 30,000 households were still without power Heavy Rain was forecast in the disaster Zone on Wednesday with authorities urging caution against land slides

Emergency workers in Suzu, Japan are contending with damaged roads in the aftermath of the deadly New Year’s Day earthquake that struck Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu.
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