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Currently, Japanese authorities are searching under the rubble to find survivors.
The number of victims caused by the devastating earthquake that hit Japan yesterday has reached 48. While the balance is expected to deepen in the following hours.
Currently, Japanese authorities are searching under the rubble to find survivors. Thousands of military personnel, firefighters and police officers from across Japan are being sent to the worst-hit area on the relatively remote Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
But rescue efforts have been hampered by damaged and heavily blocked roads in the region, and one of the area's airports has been forced to close due to cracks in its runway.
While the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida stated that about 1000 members of the self-defense forces are involved in search and rescue efforts in the areas affected by the earthquake.
" The search and rescue of earthquake victims is a battle against time. We must rescue them as soon as possible, especially those trapped under collapsed structures ," Kishida said during an emergency disaster meeting broadcast on TV.
The images broadcast from the place where the earthquake struck are apocalyptic with collapsed houses and roads split in two.
After the 7.6-magnitude earthquake, the alarm was raised about a tsunami that could hit the coast of Japan, which could bring about a greater catastrophe and greater loss of life. But fortunately, the American authorities have declared a few hours ago that the probability of a Tsunami has dropped significantly in the last few hours.
Recall that the area of Ishiwaka, the one most affected by the earthquake, continues to be shaken by the aftershocks, with search and rescue groups trying to rescue survivors under the rubble.
On the other hand, the chief secretary of the Japanese cabinet, Yoshimasa Hayashi, stated that about 900 emergency calls have been made in the last few hours, while adding that they have received about 120 calls from people waiting to be rescued under the rubble.
Officials believe that yesterday's strong earthquake may have moved the ground in the Noto region as much as 1.3 meters to the west. Japan's Geospatial Information Authority (GSI) looked at GPS data after the 7.6-magnitude earthquake.
An observation point in the city of Wajima in the Ishikaëa region saw the biggest change, according to preliminary figures. A westward shift of about 1 mu pa in Anamizu City and 80 cm in Suzu City. Movements were also observed in the city of Nanao, Toyama, Niigata and the Kanto-Koshin region./ Pamphlet
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