Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. –
A panel of doctors and lawyers acknowledged on Tuesday that 30 deaths were indirectly caused by the January 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, in addition to the 245 people killed in the disaster.
The five-member panel, commissioned by the Ishikawa Prefecture government, held its first meeting on Tuesday. The families of more than a hundred deceased people have applied for such recognition.
Condolence funds of ¥5 million, or ¥2.5 million in the case of those who did not earn an income, will be provided to the families of people who died from indirect causes related to the disaster.
