Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his condolences to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the wake of a major earthquake in Japan that killed nearly 100 people. " I express my deepest condolence to the deprived families of those who lost their lives. We stand in solidarity with Japan and its people affected by the disaster," PM Modi said.
" As a special strategic and global mate, India values its relationship with Japan, and is ready to extend all possible backing at this hour," he added. A massive7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula and girding areas in central Japan on Monday. Due to debris and disassociated roads, the affected regions remained inapproachable for hunt and deliverance operations.
The disaster claimed the lives of at least 94 people, displaced roughly 33,000 individualities from their homes, and left over 200 people missing, Reuters reported. Access to the northern part of the remote Noto Peninsula was confined for over 24 hours after the earthquake. Speaking at a disaster exigency meeting on Tuesday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida informed that the position was confined as it remained inapproachable due to a damaged road.
Wajima City in Ishikawa Prefecture witnessed structural damage and fires as a consequence of the earthquake. Fire department officers reported that 25 structures, including houses, collapsed in Wajima City. roughly 200 structures, including shops and houses, were believed to have been burned around Asaichi Street, a popular sightseer spot. The United States Geological Survey indicated that the earthquake passed on the Noto Peninsula around 410 pm( original time) at a depth of 10 kilometers. Meanwhile, on Friday, the United States also blazoned its readiness to give military and logistical support and aid to areas in Japan oppressively affected by an earthquake.
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