Earthquake in Japan. Search operations continue
After the earthquake in Japan, a 90-year-old woman survived under the rubble for 124 hours. Five days later, the woman was taken out of the ruined house in the western part of the country.
The rescue operation was carried out in St Suzu City in Ishikawa Prefecturewhich was affected on Monday 7.6 magnitude earthquake.
Japan: 90-year-old woman rescued after five days
A recording was released in the local media, showing that rescuers are working on the spot. A 90-year-old woman was under the rubble for five days and was pulled out of the destroyed house.. The chances of survival decrease after the first 72 hours.
The woman was immediately taken to the hospital. Doctors said so A 90-year-old woman suffered leg injuries and is now able to speak. Inaba Mototaka of the Peace Winds Japan organization estimated that it was a woman He had to have waterWhich helped him survive until rescuers found him.
Earthquake in Japan. rescue operation
due to the earthquake and aftershocks in Japan At least 126 people diedHouses and roads are destroyed. Search operations are underway in the country, in which, in addition to fire-rescuers and the police, the army is also involved. Services report about it About 200 people are still considered missing.
due to the effects of the earthquake Many roads are blocked, hampering the delivery of humanitarian aid. The authorities have complained that the walls are cracked after the forecast of rainfall and snow Roads may collapse completely. The rescuers are also trying to provide food, water and medicines in difficult conditions to the population who had to evacuate their homes to temporary housing due to the earthquake.
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One of the worst affected areas is the Noto Peninsula in the central part of the island of Honshu, where fires broke out in damaged buildings, including in the cities of Wajima and Suzu.
– About 90 percent of the city's houses are completely or almost completely destroyed… The situation is truly catastrophic – said the mayor of Suzu, Masuhiro Izumiya, quoted by AFP.
Source: ABCNews
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