Reference News Network, December 6 report. According to Kyodo News, December 5 report, the Japanese government's expert panel will soon release a summary of the latest loss forecast for a direct-under-earthquake in the capital. The summary shows that if a 7.3 magnitude earthquake occurs, the worst case could result in 180,000 deaths and economic losses estimated at 83 trillion yen.
According to the summary, about 400,000 buildings are expected to collapse or burn down, and the number of people unable to return home due to traffic disruptions could reach 8.4 million, with 4.8 million people needing to seek shelter in public facilities. This plan also, for the first time, makes a prediction on the number of "disaster-related deaths" caused by health deterioration due to disaster evacuation life, estimating the number of "disaster-related deaths" between 16,000 and 41,000.
About 1.6 million households are expected to lose power, an increase of 400,000 households compared to the previous estimate. This reflects the fact that as Japan's population concentrates in the Tokyo area, its electricity demand continues to increase.
The report said that damage to infrastructure such as power and communications, and data centers, could cause business operations of companies with headquarters concentrated in Tokyo to stall, thus affecting the normal operation of the capital's central functions.
The expert panel plans to hold a meeting this month and complete the final assessment of the loss forecast results. A government official said, "The data may still be adjusted." (Translated by Shen Honghui)
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