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The Yomiuri Shimbun Wajima city government officials pause for a moment of silence in the city hall on Monday morning in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
20:00 JST, October 21, 2024
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A moment of silence was observed for victims in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday, one month after record rainfall devastated the northern part of Noto Peninsula.
Wajima Mayor Shigeru Sakaguchi and other city officials observed a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. on the second floor of the city hall. The city also called on its citizens through the wireless public address system to pray for the victims. Six staff members mourned the victims at the volunteer center, which was set up in the city’s junior high school gymnasium.
The disaster occurred in the middle of restoration and reconstruction following the Jan. 1 earthquake.
“Some residents said they feel like they are losing heart,” Sakaguchi told reporters in the city hall. “Relief goods sent from across the country are supporting us physically and emotionally.”
