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2024.01.19 09:48 GMT+8

Kishida says Noto earthquake designated 'emergency disaster'

Updated 2024.01.19 10:20 GMT+8
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Cars are left at Horyu Town which was hit by an earthquake and tsunami in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, January 18, 2024. /CFP

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced that the Noto Peninsula earthquake has been designated as an "emergency disaster" under the Large-Scale Disaster Reconstruction Act, Jiji Press reported Friday.

So far, 232 people have been confirmed dead and 22 others remain missing after the earthquake rocked the island country on New Year's Day. 

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