Seoul to make all public facilities earthquake-resistant by 2030
Key public facilities, including roads, water supply infrastructure, sewage processing plants and municipal hospitals, have already been strengthened to 100 percent, according to…
Key public facilities, including roads, water supply infrastructure, sewage processing plants and municipal hospitals, have already been strengthened to 100 percent, according to…
It is still difficult to ascertain the full extent of the damage in the severely afflicted cities of Wajima and Suzu, and the number of damaged buildings is likely to increase.
Once designated, the central government’s subsidy rate for restoration projects conducted by local governments will be raised.
Search and rescue operations are continuing for those trapped in collapsed houses, and the number of victims is expected to rise further.
The Japan Meteorological Agency had faced multiple issues in their observations, only able to report tsunami heights as “several tens of centimetres to over 1.2 metres.”
According to the state disaster management committee, the highest number of victims is at Kota Tinggi, with 1,638 people evacuated from their homes.
Kishida issued the directive on Saturday during a meeting of the Emergency Headquarters for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake at the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Wajima city government said it had received 40 to 50 reports of people trapped under collapsed buildings, and the number of missing people was expected to increase.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced in a press conference on January 4 that the contingency funds from the fiscal 2023 budget will be allocated to support the victims of the…
This was the first time Udhayanidhi met PM Modi since Stalin made remarks calling for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma during the November assembly elections in five states.