Tokyo: Japan will spend an additional USD 660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating earthquake in central Japan, taking the total amount of quake relief to USD 1.7 billion.
The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of the Ishikawa region on the Sea of Japan coast, toppling buildings, ripping up roads and sparking a major fire.
Further, as many as 241 people were confirmed to have been killed by the disaster, with more than 10,000 people taking refuge at shelters and hotels, and water still cut off in some parts of Ishikawa.
Source: Oman News Agency
