The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Japan has risen to 30 so far. The country has lifted the tsunami warning, but widespread damage is feared. That is why the rescue workers of the country’s disaster management department are making desperate efforts. However, they are giving the most importance to the rescue of people trapped under the rubble.
A total of 155 earthquakes occurred in Japan on Monday (January 1), the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a notification. The largest of these earthquakes had a magnitude of 7.6. The devastating cluster of earthquakes has collapsed buildings, destroyed roads and left thousands of homes without power.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. In a press conference after that meeting, he said, ‘Many people are still trapped under the rubble of various buildings. As the road communication network has been extensively damaged in the earthquake, the rescue operations have to be accelerated. However, our rescue workers are working with time.
According to Japanese media reports, the tsunami surge was the highest on the country’s west coast and several houses and cars were washed away by the tide. Ishikawa district, the epicenter of the earthquake, is said to have suffered the most damage.
After the earthquake, thousands of army personnel and officers, members of law enforcement and civil defense forces participated in the rescue operations alongside the disaster response department personnel.
They told the media that due to the extensive damage to the roads and streets in the earthquake, it is not possible to bring the desired speed in the rescue operation, but even then the rescue forces are working at the highest possible speed.
