Graphic Editor丨Qi talks about the world
On the first day of the 2024 New Year, three major natural disasters hit Japan at the same time: earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.
At 4:10 p.m. local time on January 1, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the sea near Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
In the area closer to the epicenter, the ground collapsed, buildings collapsed, and fires were also triggered.
The earthquake was accompanied by a tsunami up to 5 meters high.
The loudspeaker of the seaside city shouted hoarsely: "The tsunami is coming, everyone evacuate immediately." ”
At the same time as the earthquake, Mount Ontake in Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan erupted, sending a column of smoke up to 1,600 meters high.
For Japan, earthquakes not only cause casualties and building collapses, but the biggest secondary disaster is the destruction of nuclear power plants, which brings nuclear pollution hazards.
This is because nuclear power plants are Japan's main source of electricity.
The Fukushima nuclear power plant leak in 2011 was affected by the earthquake.
The earthquake also triggered a nuclear power plant accident, and the transformer of the Shiga nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, which is closest to the epicenter, caught fire and water overflowed from the fuel pool, causing panic among the population.
At present, the fire has been brought under control, and officials say that there is no impact on the outside world.
At 5:50 p.m. on January 2, a rescue plane from the Japan Coast Guard flying to the disaster area collided with an Airbus passenger plane carrying 367 people + 12 flight attendants at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
The fire at the scene of the collision was fierce, thick smoke was billowing out, and all passengers and crew on the passenger plane were evacuated, and only some passengers were slightly injured.
Five of the six people on board the rescue plane have been confirmed dead, and the captain was seriously injured.
It is said that the cause of the collision was "entering the runway by mistake", and this incident has added natural disasters to man-made disasters in Japan.
Regarding the earthquake, Luo Fuqiang, a well-known military commentator, said:
The future of Japan is scary.
First, the geographical environment
Japan is located in the Pacific Rim Volcanic Belt, and there are 110 active volcanoes in Japan, accounting for 1/10 of the world's active volcanoes, and about 1/5 of the world's earthquakes occur in Japan.
Scientists cannot predict it, but they are certain that there is even a possibility of an earthquake of magnitude 10 or higher on the main island of Japan and the surrounding waters, which would be a devastating disaster.
Second, the ideological aspect
Natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanoes are frequent, and Japan's greatest "national anxiety" has been the most important for centuries.
Therefore, in their subconscious and explicit assentment, it is necessary to explicitly find new habitats, from which Japan's militarism and expansionist ambitions are derived.
So far, at least 65 people have been confirmed dead by the earthquake in the Noto area of Japan.
On the afternoon of January 2, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference that China expressed condolences to the victims and expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the injured.
At present, there are no reports of casualties among Chinese citizens in Japan.
[The source of the graphic editing is from the Internet, if it is infringing, please contact to delete]
I am Qi talking about the world, grateful for meeting and thanking for attention. [Bikoin]
#Article Launch Challenge#