“Dreadful” scenes in Suzu town’s seaside area – Mayor

Per Reuters report, the quake damaged 1,000 homes in the coastal town of Suzu, and mayor Masuhiro Izumiya called the consequences “disastrous.

” Suzu, which has just 5,000 households, is near the epicenter of the New Year’s earthquake.

The quake also damaged a temple and several graves in the city, Japan’s NHK channel reported.

Aerial photos broadcast by NHK showed collapsed roofs and capsized boats in the city’s port.