能登地震死者、２６０人に　関連死３０人正式認定―石川

　石川県は２３日、能登半島地震の災害関連死として３市町の３０人が認定されたと発表した。関連死の正式認定は初。これにより、直接死２３０人を含む死者数は２６０人となった。
　認定されたのは珠洲市の１４人、輪島市の９人、能登町の７人。年代非公表の８人を除くといずれも６０代以上で、避難生活による心身への負荷や基礎疾患の悪化などが原因で亡くなった。（2024/05/23-17:34）

The Ishikawa prefectural government said Thursday that 30 applications for authorities' recognition as deaths indirectly caused by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake have been accepted.
   With the first official recognition of disaster-related fatalities, the death toll from the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that hit hard the central Japan prefecture on Jan. 1 rose to 260.
   The applications--14 from the city of Suzu, nine from the city of Wajima and seven from the town of Noto--were granted at the first joint examining panel meeting held on May 14 by the prefectural and municipal governments involved.
   Of the 30 people who died for indirect causes, 22 were in their 60s or older, the Ishikawa government said, adding that age-related information for the other eight people has not been made public.
   Among direct causes cited for the Noto quake-related deaths are mental and physical stresses posed by evacuation life and deterioration in underlying conditions.