Even on the 20th, which is the 4th day after the earthquake that observed shaking with a maximum seismic intensity of 6 or higher, water outages and traffic effects continue in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
The earthquake that occurred off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at midnight on the 16th of this month observed shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher, killing three people in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, and according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, on the morning of the 19th. At that time, a total of 193 houses in five prefectures, including Miyagi and Fukushima, were partially or partially destroyed.
Damage to water facilities continued in various places, and in Miyagi prefecture, at least 21,000 households were cut off as of 5 pm on the 19th, and in Fukushima prefecture, about 12,000 households, totaling more than 33,000 households, continued to be cut off. ..
Of these, some areas in Miyagi prefecture and Fukushima prefecture are aiming for restoration within 20 days.
According to JR East, the Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen is out of service on the up and down lines between Morioka Station and Nasu-Shiobara Station in Tochigi Prefecture due to the derailment of trains due to the earthquake.
In response to this, JR East began operating a temporary rapid train on the Tohoku Main Line on the 19th.
Of these, two special trains are operated daily between Sendai Station and Nasu-Shiobara Station, and one special train is operated daily between Sendai Station and Morioka Station. ..
In addition, airline companies and bus companies also operate special flights connecting Tohoku and Tokyo.