by Frank Bergman
Japan’s government has issued a dire new warning about a looming seismic catastrophe that could kill nearly 300,000 people and dwarf the devastation of the 2011 tsunami disaster.
According to updated government data, officials now estimate that a “megaquake” along the Nankai Trough could unleash a massive tsunami and cause up to $2 trillion in damages, while killing as many as 298,000 people.
The death toll is nearly 20 times higher than the Fukushima disaster.
Even more alarming: some coastal regions would have as little as two minutes to prepare.
The government’s own report reveals that, despite over a decade of planning, current disaster preparedness efforts would only reduce casualties by 20%, far short of the 80% reduction target set in 2014.
“It is necessary for the nation, municipalities, companies and non-profits to come together and take measures in order to save as many lives as possible,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said during a government meeting this week.
Yet even as officials issue grave warnings, they admit that basic infrastructure, such as evacuation shelters and embankments, remains insufficient.
A new plan calls for accelerated construction, more frequent drills, and greater national coordination.
The government warns that the nation is now facing a ticking time bomb beneath Japan’s Pacific Coast.
The threat comes from the Nankai Trough, a 500-mile subduction zone running parallel to Japan’s southeastern coast, one of the world’s most dangerous seismic hot zones.
Historically, the region produces megaquakes every 100 to 200 years.
The last one struck in 1946.
A quake in this region would not only shatter buildings but send 10-meter (33 ft) tsunami waves crashing into Tokyo and 12 coastal prefectures, some within minutes of the quake.
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