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Turkey completes new homes in area hit by devastating earthquake

Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkey on Saturday handed over keys to newly-completed homes to some of those left homeless after last year’s devastating earthquake, one year after the country’s deadliest disaster in its modern history. Powerful quakes on 6th February, 2023 in southern Turkey killed more than 50,000 people in 11 provinces and left millions homeless. […]

Japan earthquake survivors battle unsanitary conditions with no running water

Suzu, Japan Reuters A month on from a huge earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast, survivors are battling freezing and unsanitary conditions while tens of thousands of homes remain without running water. Some areas in the isolated Noto peninsula may not have water restored for another two months, the government of Ishikawa prefecture said, adding […]

Japan quake survivors, without power or water, seek news on rebuild plans

Road signs are tilted over a road damaged by the 1st January earthquake in Nishiaraya, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on 8th January, 2024

Nishiaraya, Japan Reuters A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water and electricity and have yet to be told when plans to rebuild can begin. The magnitude 7.6 quake killed at least 168 people on New Year’s Day with 323 reported missing. Sub-zero temperatures […]

Japan earthquake deaths top 100, with hundreds missing

Residents stand in a line to buy goods at a reopened supermarket which was damaged by the earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on 6th January, 2024

Wajima, Japan Reuters Japan’s death toll from the New Year’s Day earthquake reached 110 on Saturday as a search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings entered a sixth day, with more than 200 still missing after the deadliest quake in nearly eight years. The quake of magnitude 7.6 struck the west coast, destroying […]

US readies aid as Japan earthquake death toll nears 100

Smoke rises as firefighters put out fire on the burnt-down Asaichi-dori street, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on 5th January, 2024.

Wajima, Japan Reuters The United States said on Friday it is preparing military logistical support and aid for regions in Japan devastated by an earthquake that killed 94 people, forced about 33,000 people to leave their homes, and left over 200 people unaccounted for. “The US is here to support our friend and ally in […]

In the ruins of a historic market, a Japanese artisan looks for his cats

Japanese lacquer artist Kohei Kirimoto takes photos, while searching for his cats, next to an "Asaichi" morning market which burnt down in a quake-triggered fire, in Wajima, Japan, on 4th January, 2024

Wajima, Japan Reuters Kohei Kirimoto, an 8th-generation lacquerware artisan, walked through the ruins of his century-old workshop in the Japanese coastal town of Wajima on Thursday, concerned only for his missing cats. The workship, renowned worldwide for its traditional lacquerware, lay in a smouldering heap following the New Year’s Day earthquake and subsequent fire that […]

As Japan’s Wajima city digs out from quake, hopes fade for tourism recovery

A man makes his way along Asaichi-dori street, which burned down due to a fire following an earthquake, in Wajima, Japan, on 4th January, 2024

Wajima, Japan Reuters Hotel chef Makoto Wakabayashi was among those in Wajima hoping for a banner year as visitors returned to the scenic, seaside town that weathered more than two years of pandemic gloom. Those dreams came apart in minutes of violent shaking on New Year’s Day, when the strongest earthquake to strike Japan in […]

Japan quake: survivors face freezing rain, threat of landslides

A worker looks at a car stuck on a broken road in the aftermath of an earthquake, near Anamizu, Japan, on 3rd January, 2024.

Kashimaji, Japan Reuters The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Japan on New Years Day rose to 62 on Wednesday as authorities rushed to bring aid to survivors facing freezing temperatures and heavy rain forecast for later in the day. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck the Noto peninsula on […]

Japan quake toll rises to 55 with many trapped under possibly thousands of homes

An aerial view shows collapsed houses, cars and roads caused by an earthquake in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, on 2nd January, 2024

Updated: 7:50am, 3rd January, 2024 (AEDT) Wajima, Japan Reuters A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on New Year’s Day killed at least 55 people, with rescue teams struggling in freezing temperatures on Tuesday to reach coastal areas where many are feared trapped under possibly thousands of destroyed homes. In Suzu, a town of just over […]

Japan faces “battle against time” to rescue New Year’s Day quake survivors

An aerial view shows a collapsed building caused by an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, on 2nd January, 2024, in this photo released by Kyodo.

Tokyo, Japan Reuters At least eight people have died in an earthquake that struck Japan on New Year’s Day as authorities on Tuesday struggled to assess the full extent of a disaster that wrecked buildings and roads and left thousands without power in freezing temperatures. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in […]