Japan says New Year quake damage could cost $17 billion

Japan says New Year quake damage could cost $17 billion

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Tokyo (AFP) Jan 26, 2024

The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday. The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, toppling buildings, ripping up roads and sparking a major fire. Damage in Ishikawa and two neigh

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