On the afternoon of January 1, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. On the 2nd, Japan's Ishikawa Prefectural Government said that as of 15:30 local time, the death toll from the earthquake in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture had risen to 48. There have been no reported casualties among Chinese citizens in Japan.
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 2nd, several more earthquakes occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that more than 150 earthquakes have occurred in Japan since the 1st, including earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.6 and earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher.
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that rain is expected to fall in Ishikawa Prefecture on the night of the 2nd, and a mudslide disaster may occur, calling on the public to be more vigilant. In addition, the Japan Meteorological Agency has lifted all tsunami warnings at 10 am local time on the 2nd.
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The plane carrying relief supplies was hit
On January 2, local time, a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 passenger plane flying from New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to Tokyo's Haneda Airport collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft when landing at Haneda Airport.
According to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), the collision has killed five of the six people on board the Japan Coast Guard aircraft and seriously injured one captain. The Coast Guard plane was scheduled to fly to the Ishikawa earthquake-stricken area to deliver relief supplies. Affected by the incident, all subsequent take-off and landing flights at Haneda Airport today have been basically cancelled.
According to the Tokyo Fire Department, a total of 17 people were injured on board the JAL passenger plane in the collision, and the injuries have not been announced. Earlier, it was reported that nearly 400 crew members and passengers on board the JAL passenger plane were all evacuated safely.
This is a passenger plane that caught fire at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on January 2. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Xiaoge
On January 2, at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, passengers stranded due to the closure of the airport runway looked at the scene of the passenger plane fire accident. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yue Chenxing
Firefighters extinguish the fire at the site of a passenger plane fire at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on January 2. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Xiaoge
Aerial footage of the earthquake-stricken area in Japan was released
Many places in Ishikawa Prefecture were severely damaged
Japanese media released the latest aerial footage after the earthquake in the Noto area of Japan on the 2nd. As you can see from the footage, the earthquake caused severe damage in many parts of Ishikawa Prefecture, and the buildings where the fire broke out are still smoking, and many ships near the port have even been pushed ashore by the high waves.
A reporter from China Central Radio and Television arrived in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on the 2nd, and the earthquake caused serious damage to the road, and the reporter was forced to stop walking less than 40 kilometers away from the destination, because the earthquake caused a larger area of road collapse. Reporters had to find another way to get to the hardest-hit areas.
A local resident said that there were two or three landslides on the road to the hardest-hit area, and it was impossible to go back and needed to turn back. The resident said that it was the first time he had been hit by such an earthquake, and it was very painful.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 2nd, affected by the earthquake, as of 5 a.m. local time on the 2nd, a total of 19 medical institutions in Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, and Ishikawa Prefecture were in a state of power and water outage.
On January 2, a medical facility in Ishikawa Prefecture evacuated patients due to a water and power outage.
Hokuriku Electric Power Company: Noto area earthquake
There were no safety issues at the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant
Japan's Hokuriku Electric Power Company said on January 2, local time, that the earthquake in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, did not cause safety problems to the Shiga nuclear power plant.
Earlier, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Commission said on the 1st that an external power supply system at the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa Prefecture had failed, but because the other external power supply system was normal, functions such as spent fuel pool cooling continued to operate.
In addition, water in the spent fuel pool of the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant overflowed into the surrounding area due to the shaking of the earthquake, but the monitoring stations measuring the radiation intensity around the nuclear power plant showed the same level as normal, and the radioactive material did not affect the outside.
A crack appeared on the runway of Noto Airport
It will be blocked until the 4th
On the 2nd local time, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that due to the earthquake, there were many cracks in the runway of Noto Airport in Ishikawa Prefecture, and the airport would be blocked until the 4th. Currently, 500 people, including passengers and local residents, are "isolated" at Noto Airport.
In addition, all flights between Haneda Airport and Noto Airport on All Nippon Airways will be suspended on the 2nd and 3rd.
On the 2nd local time, East Japan Railway Company announced that the Joetsu Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen, which were suspended due to the earthquake, have resumed operation on all lines.
Fire in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
It has been controlled
Affected by the earthquake, a serious fire broke out in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, accompanied by the collapse of the building. According to the local fire department, the fire has burned about 200 buildings, including homes and shops.
According to the fire department of Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, the fire in Wajima City was brought under control on the morning of the 2nd local time.
Japanese expert: The earthquake in the Noto area is a swarm earthquake
Japanese experts said that the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture has been experiencing frequent earthquakes for more than three years, and this earthquake belongs to the earthquake group earthquake, that is, a series of earthquakes without a main shock, and the main energy is released through multiple earthquakes of similar magnitude.
As for the cause of this earthquake, many experts agree that it is related to "fluid" activity. Plate movements cause fluids such as water to rise into fault crevices, which in turn induce earthquakes. Takushi Nishimura, a professor at Kyoto University's Institute for Disaster Prevention, said that the earthquake was characterized by a large inflow of water, which may span more than 100 kilometers from east to west. However, the fluid alone could not induce an earthquake of this magnitude, and it is estimated that the area in question has already accumulated stresses that need to be relieved.
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