Summary
[Water and electricity supply in many places in Japan has not been restored and some roads are prohibited]Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hiroichi said on the 17th local time that the current power outage problem within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Electric Power Company has been resolved, and in the jurisdiction of the Tohoku Electric Power Company, about 30,000 households are still without power, and about 4,300 households in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Saitama prefectures have not had water restored. In terms of transportation, on the night of the earthquake, the 16-car train of the Tohoku Shinkansen “Yamahiko No. 223” derailed between Fukushima Station and Shiraishi Zao Station. At present, the service operation of multi-section Shinkansen trains has been suspended. In addition, due to post-quake safety inspections, some sections of several highways were also prohibited from passing through. (CCTV News Client)
On the 17th local time, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said that the current power outage problem within the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Electric Power Company has been resolved, and in the jurisdiction of the Tohoku Electric Power Company, about 30,000 households are still in a state of power outage, Iwate Prefecture, About 4,300 households in Miyagi, Fukushima and Saitama prefectures have still not had water restored.
In terms of transportation, on the night of the earthquake, the 16-car train of the Tohoku Shinkansen “Yamahiko No. 223” derailed between Fukushima Station and Shiraishi Zao Station. At present, the service operation of multi-section Shinkansen trains has been suspended. In addition, due to post-quake safety inspections, some sections of several highways were also prohibited from passing through.
(Article source: CCTV News Client)