Japan Govt to Designate Noto Peninsula Quake as Severe Disaster
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Smoke rises in the central district of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
10:07 JST, January 6, 2024
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is considering designating a powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula on Monday as a disaster of extreme severity, officials said Friday.
Once designated, the central government’s subsidy rate for restoration projects conducted by local governments will be raised.
The central government aims to make a decision on the designation as early as next week.
The magnitude-7.6 New Year’s Day quake, which registered the highest level of 7 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, has left nearly 100 people dead in Ishikawa Prefecture.
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