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WAJIMA, Japan — The death toll from a major earthquake in western Japan reached 100 Saturday, as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble. Monday’s temblor decimated houses, twisted and scarred roads and scattered boats like toys in the waters, and prompted tsunami warnings. A man walks between collapsed houses in Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Friday, …
SUZU, Japan — His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man silently watched as several helmeted rescue workers carefully lifted from the rubble his wife’s body, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher. This scene in the city of Suzu was tragically repeated across Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions on the western coastline of Japan after Monday’s 7.6 …
SUZU, Japan — Rescuers searched the rubble of collapsed homes in western Japan on Wednesday in the hopes of finding survivors of this week’s earthquake, which killed dozens of people. In this photo provided by Japanese Ministry of Defense, Japanese Self Defense Force members carry an injured person out of a collapsed house, following strong earthquakes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, …
Incredible before-and-after images have illustrated how a 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Japan on New Year's day. ‹ Slide me › Incredible before-and-after images have illustrated how a 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Japan on New Year's day ‹ Slide me › A street in Wajima, Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, is seen before and after the devastating earthquake that levelled buildings …
