TOKYO: Rescuers scrabbled thru mud for survivors on Thursday after a powerful earthquake despatched hillsides crashing down onto homes in Japan, killing at least nine people and leaving dozens of people lacking.
As many as 30 are feared buried beneath the earth and rubble of more than one, large-scale landslides that struck sparsely populated countryside on the northern island of Hokkaido after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake.
Aerial footage showed wrecked farm buildings at the bottom of a hill as rescue helicopters whirred overhead in a area already affected by the threshold of a powerful storm that ravaged portions of Japan previous in the week.
The quake left virtually three million people without power after harm to a significant thermal plant supplying the area, with Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko saying it will take "at least a week" for provide to be restored.
Long lines shaped outside petrol stations and supermarkets as citizens dug in and government warned that further quakes might be on the method.
Kazuo Kibayashi, an legitimate in hard-hit Abira the city, advised AFP: "There was a sudden, extreme jolt. I felt it went sideways, not up-and-down, for about two to three minutes." "It stopped before shaking started again. I felt it come in two waves. I am 51, and I have never experienced anything like this. I thought my house was going to collapse. Everything inside my house was all jumbled up. I didn't have time to even start cleaning," he added.
Public broadcaster NHK reported that nine people had misplaced their lives, a lot of them in the village of Atsuma, the place the landslide engulfed their homes.
Thirty-one people were nonetheless lacking, according to the broadcaster, with around 300 maintaining minor accidents.
Moments after the preliminary quake, which struck 62 kilometres (39 miles) southeast of the regional capital Sapporo, an aftershock measuring five.three rocked the world, with dozens more tremors felt right through the day.
"We will do our best to save lives," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated after an emergency cupboard assembly.
Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga added: "I urge people in areas shaken by strong quakes to stay calm, pay attention to evacuation information... and help each other."
"It's going to rain (in Hokkaido). Please be very careful of further landslides," the spokesman warned.
Around 20,000 rescue employees, together with police and contributors of the Self-Defence Forces were responding to the crisis, Suga stated. Another 20,000 troops are anticipated to enroll in the effort.
Japan continues to be convalescing from its worst storm in 25 years, which struck the western part of the country on Tuesday, claiming at least 11 lives and causing main harm to the most important airport.
The quake additionally led to main shipping disruption with all flights cancelled from Sapporo's major Chitose airport, the place the shaking introduced down part of a ceiling and burst a water pipe. Local buses and trains, as well as bullet teach products and services were halted.
The Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido, which was no longer operational sooner than the quake, was forced to show to emergency back-up power to keep its cooling gadget running, NHK stated.
A pleasant soccer match between Japan and Chile planned for Sapporo was cancelled, with the Japanese FA mentioning the quake's serious impact on power and shipping.
Officials warned of the chance of clean quakes.
"Large quakes often occur, especially within two to three days (of a big one)," stated Toshiyuki Matsumori, answerable for monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis at the meteorological agency.
The chance of housing collapses and landslides had greater, he stated, urging citizens "to pay full attention to seismic activity and rainfall and not to go into dangerous areas."
And the national meteorological agency warned that more bad climate might be on the method for Hokkaido, urging people to be vigilant for landslides, top tides and heavy rain.
Japan sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" the place lots of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.
In June, a dangerous tremor rocked the Osaka area, killing 5 people and injuring over 350.
On March 11, 2011, a devastating 9.0-magnitude quake struck below the Pacific Ocean, and the ensuing tsunami led to in style harm and claimed thousands of lives.
As many as 30 are feared buried beneath the earth and rubble of more than one, large-scale landslides that struck sparsely populated countryside on the northern island of Hokkaido after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake.
Aerial footage showed wrecked farm buildings at the bottom of a hill as rescue helicopters whirred overhead in a area already affected by the threshold of a powerful storm that ravaged portions of Japan previous in the week.
The quake left virtually three million people without power after harm to a significant thermal plant supplying the area, with Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko saying it will take "at least a week" for provide to be restored.
Long lines shaped outside petrol stations and supermarkets as citizens dug in and government warned that further quakes might be on the method.
Kazuo Kibayashi, an legitimate in hard-hit Abira the city, advised AFP: "There was a sudden, extreme jolt. I felt it went sideways, not up-and-down, for about two to three minutes." "It stopped before shaking started again. I felt it come in two waves. I am 51, and I have never experienced anything like this. I thought my house was going to collapse. Everything inside my house was all jumbled up. I didn't have time to even start cleaning," he added.
Public broadcaster NHK reported that nine people had misplaced their lives, a lot of them in the village of Atsuma, the place the landslide engulfed their homes.
Thirty-one people were nonetheless lacking, according to the broadcaster, with around 300 maintaining minor accidents.
Moments after the preliminary quake, which struck 62 kilometres (39 miles) southeast of the regional capital Sapporo, an aftershock measuring five.three rocked the world, with dozens more tremors felt right through the day.
"We will do our best to save lives," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated after an emergency cupboard assembly.
Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga added: "I urge people in areas shaken by strong quakes to stay calm, pay attention to evacuation information... and help each other."
"It's going to rain (in Hokkaido). Please be very careful of further landslides," the spokesman warned.
Around 20,000 rescue employees, together with police and contributors of the Self-Defence Forces were responding to the crisis, Suga stated. Another 20,000 troops are anticipated to enroll in the effort.
Japan continues to be convalescing from its worst storm in 25 years, which struck the western part of the country on Tuesday, claiming at least 11 lives and causing main harm to the most important airport.
The quake additionally led to main shipping disruption with all flights cancelled from Sapporo's major Chitose airport, the place the shaking introduced down part of a ceiling and burst a water pipe. Local buses and trains, as well as bullet teach products and services were halted.
The Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido, which was no longer operational sooner than the quake, was forced to show to emergency back-up power to keep its cooling gadget running, NHK stated.
A pleasant soccer match between Japan and Chile planned for Sapporo was cancelled, with the Japanese FA mentioning the quake's serious impact on power and shipping.
Officials warned of the chance of clean quakes.
"Large quakes often occur, especially within two to three days (of a big one)," stated Toshiyuki Matsumori, answerable for monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis at the meteorological agency.
The chance of housing collapses and landslides had greater, he stated, urging citizens "to pay full attention to seismic activity and rainfall and not to go into dangerous areas."
And the national meteorological agency warned that more bad climate might be on the method for Hokkaido, urging people to be vigilant for landslides, top tides and heavy rain.
Japan sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" the place lots of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.
In June, a dangerous tremor rocked the Osaka area, killing 5 people and injuring over 350.
On March 11, 2011, a devastating 9.0-magnitude quake struck below the Pacific Ocean, and the ensuing tsunami led to in style harm and claimed thousands of lives.
Race to find survivors after deadly Japan quake, landslides
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