Thursday, January 11, 2024

213 deaths were caused by Japan's New Year's quake. 8 happened in the alleged safety of shelters

A man on bicycle moves past collapsed houses in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. A powerful earthquake slammed the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s Day. (Kyodo News via AP)

The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the western coastline of Japan on New Year's has killed 213 people as of Thursday. Eight of the deaths were at evacuation centers, where rescued people died from injuries and sickness.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-earthquake-death-toll-1.7079272?cmp=rss

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