by Ashley May
January 2024
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Read more here: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/01/japan ... -updates(Axios) State of play: Officials in Ishikawa Prefecture confirmed at least 48 deaths and 16 injuries, per multiple reports.
• The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa that was later downgraded. However, it said waves up to 10 feet were still a concern for several hours after the quake struck at 4pm Monday local time (2am ET). Tsunami warnings were also issued in eastern Russia.
There were "numerous" reports of people injured and trapped, the Wajima Fire Department told AFP. The firefighters were working to put out a blaze in Wajima City, the largest city in the Okunoto region that extends into the Sea of Japan.
• Electricity is out for more than 30,000 households in Ishikawa and neighboring Niigata Prefecture, while almost 20,000 homes across four prefectures lacked running water, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said, according to the New York Times.
• Hayashi added that over 57,300 people were evacuated from their homes to 1,000 different facilities in the affected prefectures.
• Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority reported no impact to nuclear power plants along the Sea of Japan.