Tokyo, January 6th (Xinhua) - According to Kyodo News Agency on the 6th, the death toll caused by the Neden Peninsula earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan has risen to 100. This is the first time since the Kumamoto earthquake in 2016 that the death toll from an earthquake in Japan has reached 100.
新华社东京1月6日电(记者姜俏梅 郭丹)据日本共同社6日报道,日本能登半岛地震在石川县所致死亡人数升至100人。这是自2016年熊本地震以来,日本地震死亡人数首次达到百人。
Kyodo News reported that as of 9:00 local time on the 6th, 211 people are still missing in Ishikawa Prefecture.
共同社报道说,截至当地时间6日9时,石川县仍有211人下落不明。
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, as of 8:00 am local time on the 6th, after the Neden Peninsula earthquake, the agency has observed more than 1000 earthquakes with a magnitude of 1 or higher in the Neden area.
据日本气象厅消息,截至当地时间6日8时,能登半岛地震发生后,气象厅在能登地区共观测到1000多次震度1以上的地震。
The Japan Meteorological Agency has set a total of 10 earthquake magnitudes, ranging from 0 to 4, 5 weak, 5 strong, 6 weak, 6 strong, and 7 strong, respectively.
日本气象厅设定的地震震度共10个等级,由弱到强分别为0至4级、5弱、5强、6弱、6强和7级。
Rescuers are struggling as bad weather and damaged roads hamper search operations.
恶劣的天气和受损的道路阻碍了搜救行动,救援人员正在奋力前行。