On the first day of the new year 2024, a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck off the coast of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
At the time of the earthquake, the tremors were clearly felt in the urban area of Tokyo.
In the aftermath of the earthquake, transportation in the Hokuriku region, mainly in Ishikawa Prefecture, was paralyzed, roads were disrupted, and infrastructure was damaged.
Mobile phone communication is also difficult in some areas.
In the area of the strong earthquake, a large-scale fire broke out in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, accompanied by the collapse of buildings and the burial of people in damaged houses.
200 homes were burned and more than 30,000 people were forced to evacuate.
In addition, the earthquake also brought a tsunami, with a tsunami of 1.2 meters hitting the coast and causing a flooded area of about 1 million hectares.
Some people are also unable to help their families flee in time, and they feel deeply saddened in their hearts.
In addition, the Noto Peninsula has continued to have aftershocks and bad weather, making rescue efforts even more difficult, and the total number of losses and casualties is still unknown.
As of January 4, 78 people had died as a result of the earthquake, and 51 people remained unaccounted for.
This casualty figure is also updated in real time.
Due to the obstruction of roads, it was difficult for the Japanese police and self-defense forces to advance to the disaster area.
Japan's central government mobilized 10,000 members of the Self-Defense Forces to rush into the disaster area by sea and airborne.
On the evening of January 2, local time, the plane that was originally scheduled to fly to the Ishikawa earthquake-stricken area to deliver relief supplies had a major accident!
What happened
When a passenger plane landed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, it collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane that was about to take off, and exploded and caught fire!
There were 10 Hong Kong people on board, and thick white smoke rose from the cabin of the passenger plane after the collision.
At that time, the situation was changing rapidly, and the flight attendants could no longer receive the captain's instructions, so they immediately gave up waiting for instructions and took the initiative to open the cabin door and start evacuating the passengers.
Under the leadership of the flight attendants, everyone left the plane through the escape slide in an orderly manner.
In the end, all 379 passengers and crew members were evacuated, and the captain was the last person to slide down the evacuation ladder.
However, five of the six people on board the Coast Guard aircraft died, and one captain was seriously injured.
The fire was extinguished more than eight hours after the accident.
The Japan Coast Guard plane was supposed to fly to the Ishikawa earthquake-stricken area to deliver relief supplies, but an accident occurred.
The accident also led to the closure of all runways at Haneda Airport on January 2, canceling 226 flights scheduled to take off and land at the airport that day, affecting the travel of more than 40,000 people.
At present, Haneda Airport has reopened three runways, but about 100 flights in and out of the airport will still be forced to suspend on the 3rd.
Two Japanese planes collided
What's going on?
Records of calls between the airport's air traffic control department and JAL passenger aircraft and Japan Coast Guard aircraft have been made public.
Records show that air traffic control had issued landing clearance to the JAL passenger plane at that time.
However, the air traffic control department told the Coast Guard plane, "Please taxi on the ground to the runway waiting position."
Picture of the collision between two planes at Haneda Airport
Judging from the transcript of the conversation, there is no indication that the MEPA plane was cleared to take off.
Previously, the captain of the Coast Guard aircraft said when questioned that he had "obtained permission to take off from the controller", which may have misunderstood the instructions of the air traffic controller.
(The captain is being treated for severe burns but is still conscious.) ）
The pilot of the passenger plane was also investigated after the accident, saying that the two planes collided on the runway, but when they approached the runway before landing, they did not see the Haibao aircraft at all.
Further investigation is ongoing.
Earthquake + Tsunami + Air Crash
Although the earthquake, tsunami, and air crash in Japan are still major tragedies, Japan has also created two miracles.
1. The mortality rate of a magnitude 7.6 earthquake is relatively low
2. All members of the passenger plane escaped safely
Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, Japan's ability to respond to emergencies is worth Xi.
The quality of their construction, many of the houses were largely intact after they collapsed.
Their people were well-trained, and when they saw the houses shaking, they did not panic and evacuated to the safety of the outdoors in an orderly manner.
Their disaster response speed, all kinds of rescue quickly dispatched, racing against time, do not miss the golden rescue 72 hours.
On the other side, the air crash accident.
Despite such a severe impact and explosion, the ability of flight attendants to make their own determinations and take action while checking the safety of passengers was the reason for the safe evacuation of all passengers on board.
The passengers in the cabin were also calm and incredible, no one carried luggage, and 100% obeyed the instructions to make this miracle happen.
This miracle is a testament to the synergy of technology, personnel and rescue.
At present, the rescue operation for the earthquake in Japan is still ongoing, and I hope that Japan will be able to create more miracles. #实话实说#