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Strong tearthquake that shook Japan on New Year’s Eve caused death of at least five peoplewhile police and local authorities reported instances of bodies being recovered from the
Strong tearthquake that shook Japan on New Year’s Eve caused death of at least five peoplewhile police and local authorities reported instances of bodies being recovered from the rubble of collapsed buildings.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck at midday Monday, destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and forcing residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground.
This also caused waves one meter high along the west coast of Japan and in South Korea.
Army troops were sent to assist in rescue efforts and the local airport was closed after the earthquake caused cracks to form on the runway.
A Elderly man declared dead after building collapse in Sikain Ishikawa Prefecture, the network reported. NTV citing local police.
Bye, Kyodo News reported death four people in Ishikawareferring to the prefecture’s crisis management team.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that search and rescue teams had difficulty reaching the worst-hit areas due to blocking roads.
Japan’s government said it had ordered the evacuation of more than 97,000 people in nine prefectures on the west coast of the main island of Honshu as of Monday evening.
Almost 33 thousand houses were left without electricity in Ishikawa Prefecture on Tuesday, according to the website of Hokuriku Electric Power 9505.T.
The quake comes at a sensitive moment for Japan’s nuclear industry, which has faced fierce resistance from some local residents since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered the Fukushima nuclear accident.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said no violations were found at nuclear power plants along the Sea of ​​Japan, including five active reactors at the Kansai Electric Power 9503.T Ohi and Takahama power plants in Fukui Prefecture.
Hokuriku Electric’s Shika plant, closest to the epicenter, shut down two of its reactors for periodic inspections before the quake and was not affected by the incident, the agency said. (Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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