The huge earthquake hit the Sea of Japan coast, rattling the same part of the country where a huge tremor on New Year’s Day. Breaking News: Earthquake Of 6.0 Magnitude Hits Central Japan Tokyo: A massive earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hit central Japan on Tuesday, causing strong tremors across the country, the Japan Meteorological Agency … Read more
Tokyo: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that flattened parts of central Japan on January 1 passed 200 on Tuesday, with just over 100 still unaccounted for, authorities said. The 7.5 magnitude quake destroyed and toppled buildings, caused fires and knocked out infrastructure on the Noto Peninsula on Japan’s main island Honshu just as … Read more
WAJIMA: Aftershocks threatened to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments, as the death toll from the earthquakes that rattled Japan‘s western coastline this past week rose to 126 on Saturday. Among the dead was a 5-year-old boy who had been recovering from injuries after boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s … Read more
A woman was pulled carefully from the rubble 72 hours after a series of powerful quakes started rattling Japan’s western coast. Despite rescue efforts, the death toll has grown to at least 98 people. The number of missing was lowered to 211 as of Saturday, after it shot up two days ago. An older man … Read more
The 7.5-magnitude quake on January 1 rattled Japan. At least 92 people have been killed and scores more are still missing after a devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on New Year’s Day. The massive quake was followed by over 150 back-to-back tremors over the next 24 hours that added to the trail of destruction. … Read more
PM Modi wrote he is deeply anguished and concerned to learn about the Japan earthquake and assured Kishida that New Delhi was ready to extend all possible help. File Photo (ANI) Japan Earthquake: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday penned an emotional letter to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in the wake of a major earthquake … Read more
TOKYO: Japan plans to accept a relief team from the United States but no aid from other governments, the daily Nikkei reported on Friday, four days after an earthquake killed 91 people and forced the evacuation of thousands in the Noto peninsula. The US and Japan are discussing how and when the US would dispatch … Read more
Monday’s earthquake toppled tall buildings and flattened homes. Wajima, Japan: An elderly woman trapped in a house destroyed by a huge earthquake in central Japan was found and rescued by a search dog, the defence minister said Thursday. The dog, named Jennifer, is one of the specially trained canines deployed to the region’s hardest hit … Read more
WAJIMA: Thousands of rescuers pressed on in a search for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 84 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible despite a three day survival window that ended on Thursday afternoon. “We must continue putting all of our efforts into rescuing people, even … Read more
SUZU: Rescuers braved the cold in a race against time as they searched for survivors along Japan’s western coastline Thursday after a powerful earthquake earlier in the week smashed homes and left at least 77 people dead and 35 missing. A downpour and possible snow were expected, raising the risk of landslides. A list of … Read more