Editorial
15:00 JST, October 21, 2024
Monday marked one month since heavy rain hit the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. Local communities and residents have suffered serious harm as a result of the succession of natural disasters. There must be no letting up of support for the rebuilding of people’s lives.
In the heavy rain, 14 people died and nearly 50 people were injured due to landslides and other factors. More than 1,000 houses were destroyed or flooded, and many residents in municipalities such as Wajima and Suzu are still forced to live in evacuation shelters.
Nearly nine months after the earthquake, when the areas were beginning to recover, they were hit by this heavy rain. Some people were forced to evacuate again, this time from the temporary housing that had just been constructed. The shock to the residents caused........