Prefectural authorities confirmed to This Week in Asia that they intended to prioritise the allocation of recovery funds towards basic reconstruction that would aid Noto residents, with the rebuilding of roads and the restoring water, sewage and electricity services being top concerns.
‘Pretty frightening’: survivors recall experience of powerful Japan quake
‘Pretty frightening’: survivors recall experience of powerful Japan quake
According to local police, 233 people have been confirmed dead and another 20 are still listed as missing. The vast majority were killed when buildings collapsed.
Aftershocks from the initial quake continue to rattle the region, with two minor tremors reported on Wednesday following eight minor quakes the day before.
Experts have confirmed that the January 1 quake was triggered when one of three active faults northeast of the peninsula shifted, and warned that the two other faults have barely moved.
Kenji Satake, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute, cautioned in an interview with the Yomiuri…