On the first day of the New Year in 2024, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, causing huge damage. Although many people intentionally or unintentionally believe that Japanese buildings are of high quality and can withstand earthquakes and will not collapse, this is not the case.Judging from the photos released by the Jilin-1 satellite, the most severely damaged areas of houses in this earthquake were located in the coastal areas of Wajima City and Zhuzhou City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The earthquake also triggered tsunamis and fires. Part of Wajima's city center was burned, and the fire area was about 0.048 square kilometers.
Affected by earthquakes and secondary disasters,Houses, bridges, roads, etc. collapsed seriously in coastal areas.
To make matters worse, the earthquake area has experienced both rain and snowfall in recent days, with temperatures below freezing. The slow and inefficient rescue efforts have also been criticized.
At present, the death toll caused by the earthquake in the Noto area has increased to 206, and the number of people missing is adjusted to 52.