Kumamoto quakes caused ¥3.8 trillion damage, official estimate shows
Powerful earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in April caused damage worth ¥3.8 trillion, the local government has confirmed in its first estimate of the economic impact on the prefecture.
Homes suffered the worst damage at about ¥2 trillion, with approximately 170,000 houses affected including around 8,000 that were completely destroyed.
A magnitude-6.5 quake hit the prefecture on April 14, followed by a 7.3-magnitude quake two days later.
Damage to the business sector, including factories and hotels, was estimated at ¥820 billion and damage to roads, bridges and other public infrastructure at ¥268.5 billion, the government said Wednesday.
A total of ¥93.6 billion in damage was logged for cultural property, ¥148.7 billion for the agricultural sector and ¥90 billion for waste processing facilities.
In May, the central government estimated the damage in Kumamoto at around ¥1.8 trillion to ¥3.8 trillion.
The Hokkaido government said the same day that four powerful typhoons and an extratropical depression downgraded from a typhoon that hit the island in August caused ¥278.6 billion of damage, with flood damage totaling ¥66.1 billion.
Damage to the agricultural sector reached ¥54.2 billion, with 38,927 square meters of farmland used for growing onions and potatoes spoiled, while damage to the fisheries industry was estimated at ¥7.4 billion and the forestry sector at ¥6 billion.
The local government plans to compile its largest supplementary budget of ¥65 billion to rebuild infrastructure and other facilities
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According to the article, I see the great amount of the financial loss the earthquake caused. They need other countries' assistance, and Taiwan is one of the helpers. It is said that they felt very grateful to us at that time. Taiwan is also a country where earthquakes take place very frequently. We have to cherish every moment we can accompany with our family.^^
回覆刪除It's a pity that the quite serious earthquake took away many lives of Japanese. We also experience many earthquakes in Taiwan. But comparing with Japan, we are much lucky because there are not active volcanoes near by residential area. Knowing the cruelty of earthquakes, we should sympathize and help those victims as we can.
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