Japan earthquake: Death toll from 7.5 magnitude rises to 57

The number of fatalities in Japan due to a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday has risen to 57, as reported by NHK World. Officials from Ishikawa prefecture confirmed that this severe earthquake hit the central Noto Peninsula on Monday afternoon. The impact prompted the collapse of buildings and triggered tsunami warnings as far as eastern Russia. The northern zone of the remote Noto Peninsula has remained inaccessible for over 24 hours, while Japan's Meteorological Agency called off tsunami alerts along certain parts of the western coastline on Tuesday. Post Tuesday's disaster emergency assembly, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced to the news outlets that the destroyed road led to the inaccessibility of the affected location. He conveyed that officials, after surveying the agricultural and nautically rich peninsula from helicopters, witnessed massive fires, landslides, and damaged roads. Kishida mentioned that they are trying to secure the route using all available modes of transportation to transport goods, supplies, and personnel to the affected area since Monday night, as reported by CNN. As per reports from fire department officials, 25 structures including residences collapsed in Wajima City, informs NHK World. Firefighters remain engaged in rescue missions across various sites. The fire that erupted in Kawai Town in the city center on Monday is not spreading further. Even so, firefighters are still working to extinguish it completely. It is estimated that nearly 200 structures, comprising shops and homes, have been burnt around the popular tourist hotspot, Asaichi Street. The U.S. Geological Survey revealed that the earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture around 4.10 pm (local time), at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). Officials issued a warning of powerful aftershocks likely to occur within the next week, particularly over the coming two to three days.