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Death toll climbs after Japan quake, self-defense forces dispatched

STORY: Death toll climbs after Japan quake, self-defense forces dispatched SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1-2, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of scenes of the earthquake STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "The death toll has been climbing after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity. A series of building collapses and fires left dozens of people dead in the most-hit Ishikawa prefecture. As more damage reports and information about people trapped continued to come in regarding other municipalities, injuries were reported in Niigata, Toyama, Fukui and Gifu prefectures due to collapsed or damaged buildings. Calling the rescue of those impacted by the earthquakes a battle against time, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the government has already dispatched a number of self-defense force troops to the impacted ar

Death toll rises to 20 in powerful Japan quake

STORY: Death toll rises to 20 in powerful Japan quake SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of scenes of the earthquake STORYLINE: STANDUP: ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent "At least 20 people were confirmed dead in Ishikawa prefecture after a massive earthquake hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, the national news agency Kyodo reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities. Calling the rescue of those impacted by the earthquakes a battle against time, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the government has already dispatched a number of self-defense force troops to the impacted areas and will continue to provide assistance. A series of strong earthquakes, with major ones of up to a preliminary 7.6 magnitude, hit on Monday at a shallow depth on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency has officially named i

CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-RELIEF EFFORTS (CN)

(220907) -- LUDING, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers head to a quake-hit area in Gonghe Village of Moxi Town in Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 6, 2022. A total of 66 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday. As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, 38 people had been killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in the city of Ya'an, the rescue headquarters told a press briefing. (Photo by Cheng Xueli/Xinhua)

CHINA-SICHUAN-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH (CN)

(220906) -- LUDING, Sept. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 5, 2022 shows buildings damaged during an earthquake in Moxi Town, Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A total of 65 people were killed in a 6.8-magnitude quake jolting Luding County on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday. Thirty-seven people were killed and 12 others missing in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and 28 people died and 78 others were injured in Shimian County of Ya'an City. (Xinhua)

SDF officers' homes, workplaces raided over defense data leak

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators leave an official apartment house of the Maritime Self-Defense Force in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 28 after searching the home of a 34-year-old MSDF lieutenant commander over a leak of classified materials on high-tech Aegis vessels. (Kyodo)

M6.8 quake jolts Niigata, vicinity

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Rescuers try to locate people at a collapsed house in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on July 16 after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked a wide area of the prefecture and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo )

GSDF begin removing snow to rescue isolated people in Niigata

TSUNAN, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force troops remove snow from a road leading to the town of Tsunan, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 10. In an area of the town located between Nagano and Niigata prefectures, around 200 people of 69 households are isolated by heavy snowfall. (Kyodo)

More helicopters sent to Pakistan for quake victims

SAYAMA, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force members load a helicopter into a C130 transport plane in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 21 to help victims of the Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistan. Three helicopters from Japan are now operating there.

3,499 buildings damaged by western Japan quake

KURE, Japan - A powerful earthquake that hit a wide area of western Japan on March 24 partially or fully damage a total of 3,499 buildings as of the morning of March 25. Photo shows a house in the town of Ebara in Hiroshima Prefeture's Kure City destroyed. The quake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale killed two people and injuring 164 people in western Japan centering on Hiroshima and Ehime prefectures.

Construction of temporary housing begins in quake-hit area

TOTTORI, Japan - Workers begin building temporary housing Oct. 12 in Hino, Tottori Prefecture, one of the areas hardest hit by a powerful earthquake that jolted western Japan on Oct. 6.

SDF personnel cover damaged roof in quake-hit Tottori

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