One year on: recovery on the Noto Peninsula

The New Year's Day earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture one year ago killed nearly 500 people, including disaster-related deaths caused by evacuation hardships. Residents of the area are still rebuilding their lives.

On January 1, 2024, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, triggering a tsunami along the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan. A year later, combined announcements from the national government, the Ishikawa Prefectural Government and other sources indicate 228 direct deaths and 261 related deaths, resulting from the physical and mental toll of evacuation and post-evacuation life in shelters. As of December 24, 2024. In Ishikawa Prefecture, there are another 200 cases in which people seek to classify deaths as disaster-related. Two people are still missing. Heavy rains in September killed another 16 people in the area.

Earthquake deaths: 489 (including 261 disaster-related); 2 missing due to heavy rainfall: 16 (Ishikawa Prefecture)

Collapsed houses and traces of landslides still remain. About 150,000 homes were damaged, of which 6,445 were completely destroyed and 23,225 were partially destroyed. According to the prefectural government, the demolition was 30% completed at public expense by the end of November. It is scheduled to continue until October 2025.

Houses damaged by earthquake: 150,000 Due to heavy rainfall: 1,688 (Ishikawa Prefecture)

All 6,882 temporary housing units that were scheduled to be built for earthquake victims in 2024 are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024. The 286 units in Wajima and Suzu for those affected by torrential rains are scheduled to be completed from the end of March 2025.

According to the Ishikawa Prefectural Government, 41 earthquake evacuees and 244 heavy rain evacuees were still living in shelters as of December 24. One year after the earthquake, many residents still need to rebuild their lives.

Evacuees staying in shelters due to the earthquake: 27 (51,605 at peak) Due to heavy rains: 346 (1,548 at peak) Temporary housing units for earthquake evacuees: 6,882 (completed in 2024) For heavy rains evacuees: 286 (under construction)

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, 76 out of 87 roads rendered inoperable by the earthquake and 40 out of 48 due to heavy rains are scheduled to reopen by the end of 2024. All settlements, fishing ports and harbors should therefore become accessible to other sites. Possible, except for those subject to long-term evacuation.

As winter approaches, the next concern is heavy snowfall. The national and provincial governments plan to deploy 298 snowplows, 33 more than last year.

(Translated from Japanese. This article was written by the Nippon.com editorial department based on data drawn from materials from the Cabinet Office, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the Ishikawa Prefectural Governments, and other bodies, as of December 24, 2024. Banner image: Signs of the New Year's Day earthquake are still present on the Noto Peninsula, as well as here in Suzhou. Photo taken on December 9, 2024. Jiji Press.)

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