Tsunami warnings were sounded in Japan as the new year began. Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 It shook the country's west coast on Monday afternoon. Although the huge waves did not come, damage was still widespread on the Noto Peninsula in central Ishikawa Prefecture.
It is confirmed that many lives were lost. Entire neighborhoods were reduced to smoldering rubble. Thousands of people on the Noto Peninsula will be homeless by 2024.
Despite enduring
aftershock It has affected the area and efforts are currently underway to find more survivors within the site.s.
Japan disaster prevention office
shown On Monday, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake with its epicenter in Noto shook the West Coast.Japan Meteorological Agency Assigned The quake had an intensity of 7, the highest level possible.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the main shock was the most powerful recorded on the West Coast since 1970.
The quake was preceded by reports of similarly strong shaking in the area, followed by dozens of smaller earthquakes up to magnitude 5.7 on the Richter scale. The Japan Meteorological Agency suggested that aftershocks, roughly as strong as the first quake, could occur sporadically and last up to a week.
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advised Residents should evacuate to “further ground if possible” and expect repeated high waves. Waves as high as 4 feet were reported after the quake, but the region was spared the kind of huge waves Japan suffered after the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has downgraded the tsunami warning to a advisory, but continues to emphasize the importance of caution near and around the coast.
Footage taken by a driver in one of the affected areas shows the surrounding ground shaking and the river swaying from side to side.
Another video showed a subway station shaking as commuters braced for the worst.
Drone footage obtained by Reuters of the aftermath of the Japanese city of Wajima shows smoldering ruins, flattened neighborhoods, beached boats and collapsed skyscrapers.
The Asian country's infrastructure is largely built to withstand earthquakes, which are common around the seismically active Pacific Rim of Fire, but the quakes still destroyed tens of thousands of homes and destroyed tens of thousands of homes. Water, cell phone service and electricity were also cut off in various areas. .
Authorities in the devastated city of Wajima, seen in drone footage, said firefighters worked late into the night to extinguish the blaze after reports that at least 30 buildings had collapsed.
As of Tuesday, authorities confirmed at least 48 people were killed and 16 seriously injured in Ishikawa Prefecture.
report Associated Press.
The Japanese government announced Monday night that it had ordered the evacuation of more than 97,000 people in nine prefectures on the west coast.
report Reuters.
according to Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority told the New York Times that a fire broke out in a transformer at the Shiga power plant in the town of Shiga, but there were no signs of anything unusual at a radiation monitoring station.
The Shiga Nuclear Power Plant had shut down two reactors for regular inspections before the earthquake.
various Governments around the world expressed sympathy and support for the Japanese people.
Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
I have written“We are saddened to see the damage caused by the earthquake that occurred near Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan this afternoon. Our thoughts are with those affected across the region.”
Emanuel also said the U.S. government and U.S. military in Japan have offered their full support and stand ready to provide assistance to affected communities.
President Joe Biden
Said “As close allies, the United States and Japan share a deep bond of friendship that unites our people. Our thoughts are with the Japanese people during this difficult time,” the statement said.
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