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Anchorman Oishi, together with Professor Emeritus Fukuwa of Nagoya University, visited Uchinada Town, Wajima City, and Suzu City in Ishikawa Prefecture to report on the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The Noto earthquake caused not only shaking, but also all kinds of earthquake disasters. (Professor Emeritus Nobuo Fukuwa, Nagoya University) "This place is amazing. The stairs...all tilted." Liquefaction has occurred here in Uchinada Town, Ishikawa Prefecture. This is the scene at the time of the earthquake on January 1st. The sidewalk cracked and floated up, and muddy water quickly covered the road. The steps at the entrance, hedges, and walls have all collapsed as if pushed out. The town of Uchinada was originally built on sand dunes. The liquefied ground itself was swept down the slope, destroying the roads and houses on top of it. Over the years, people had even lost memory of what this land was like, and the damage was due to the fact that almost no measures were taken to prevent liquefaction. Next, we visited Wajima City. Here we will look at "collapsed buildings" and "fires." With a maximum seismic intensity of 7, more than 3,300 buildings were completely destroyed. And more than 200 buildings were burned in a large-scale fire believed to have been caused by a power leak after the earthquake. (Anchorman Oishi) "Why did the fires occur over such a wide area?" From CBC TV's "Chanto!" broadcast on March 11, 2024