Local Authorities Work to Secure Comfortable Accommodations for Evacuees Amid Rising Death Toll and Severe Conditions
ISHIKAWA, JAPAN – Authorities in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, are working to relocate evacuees from the recent powerful earthquake to more suitable accommodations after reports of challenging conditions at evacuation centers and multiple deaths. According to local authorities, the death toll from the magnitude-7.6 earthquake on New Year’s Day has risen to 206, including eight people who were not directly killed by the quake but are believed to have died due to deteriorating health conditions, possibly …