Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2024-01-17 11:32:45
TOKYO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the powerful earthquake which struck central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa rose to 232 on Wednesday, according to local authorities.
According to the prefectural government, the updated figure came as of 9 a.m. local time, with an additional 10 casualties reported by the city of Wajima, one of the most-hit regions by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
Local authorities said these fatalities were discovered in the vicinity of the Wajima Morning Market, a popular tourist spot that suffered extensive damage in the earthquake-triggered fires immediately following the seismic event.
Since last week, the Wajima Morning Market has been the focus of large-scale search and rescue operations.
