This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows a collapsed house in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
TOKYO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to 64 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of Wednesday noon, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, with aftershocks and severe weather conditions hindering rescue work.
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows an earthquake-damaged house in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
Residents attempt to screen earthquake-damaged windows with fabric in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan on Jan. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows an earthquake-damaged wire pole in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows an earthquake-damaged house in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows an earthquake-damaged house in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
Residents fetch fresh water at an aquatic products store in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 3, 2024. Electric power and tap water supplies have been cut off here due to recent earthquakes. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
A man passes by earthquake-damaged houses in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows an earthquake-damaged house in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)