Deadly Earthquake Strikes Japan, Death Toll Rises Amid Search for Survivors
A powerful earthquake has struck Japan, resulting in at least 18 deaths and numerous aftershocks, with rescuers racing to find survivors trapped in collapsed buildings. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the influx of injured as thousands evacuate their homes.
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‘The shaking was terrifying’: stories of survival and loss emerge after Japan earthquake
Rescuers pulling people from the wreckage in southern Japan in a haunting repeat of disaster that struck 10 years ago ‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing “There was a voice coming from the collapsed house, and I could see a hand,” Tomohide Nagata, a volunteer firefighter, told the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. “One of our senior members crawled in and pulled him out. He was bleeding from the head, but I’m so glad he survived.” Nagata had ...
By Gavin Blair in Tokyo
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Rescuers are searching for survivors after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southern Japan, killing over a dozen people and causing widespread damage. DW has more.
Read full article →Japan searches for earthquake survivors as thousands evacuate
After a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Japan on July 28, the country's prime minister said 13 people had died so far and many were injured. The rescue work is ongoing to find those still missing. The earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu, forcing over 260,000 people to evacuate. Roads were ruptured while homes across the region saw power knocked out.
By FRANCE24
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Rescuers found another 30 people killed in a landslide that struck southwestern China this month, authorities said, bringing the death toll to 41. The landslide, which occurred on July 17 in Chongqing’s Pengshui County, swept away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain and along a riverbank. State media footage showed a huge […]
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Read full article →More than 100 aftershocks hit Japan after powerful quake that killed 13
Japan’s south-western Kyushu region has had more than 100 aftershocks since it was struck on Tuesday by a powerful earthquake which left at least 13 people dead. Many others were said to be in “cardiopulmonary arrest” – a term often used in preliminary reports in Japan before a death is officially confirmed. In searing heat, […]
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