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At least 92 dead, 242 missing in Japan quakes over fears of escalating damage

STORY: At least 92 dead, 242 missing in Japan quakes over fears of escalating damage SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: WAJIMA, Japan CATEGORY: OTHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rubbles in the Japanese city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, central Japan, shot on Jan. 4, 2024 2. various of the rescue forces in the rainy night of Jan. 3, 2024 3. various of the rescue forces searching in rubbles, shot on Jan. 4, 2024 4. various of the rubbles in Wajima of Ishikawa prefecture, shot on Jan. 4, 2024 5. photos of people resting at a temporary shelter in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Jan. 3, 2024 STORYLINE: The death toll has risen to 92, with the number of people unaccounted for exceeding 200 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa four days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, raising concerns of escalating damages as rescue and search efforts intensify. As of 9:00 a.m. local time on Friday, a total of 242 pe

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

MSDF to supply drinking water to eruption-hit Tonga

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows drinking water and other relief supplies bound for Tonga being loaded onto the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport vessel Osumi at its base in Kure in Hiroshima Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2022. The South Pacific islands nation suffered severe damage after an undersea volcanic eruption and related tsunami struck around 10 days earlier.

Students affected by Niigata quakes given mufflers

NAGAOKA, Japan - Japanese junior high school students in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, who were affected by the Oct. 23 earthquakes in the prefecture, are presented with hand-made mufflers on Jan. 8 by a group of foreigners and Japanese youths who lost their parents in wars and earthquakes overseas and in the Great Hanshin Earthquake. (Kyodo)

Nagano Gov. Tanaka peps up quake victims

NAGAOKA, Japan - A woman from the quake-hit Village of Yamakoshi, central Niigata Prefecture, is moved to tears as she received a gist from Nagano Governor Yasuo Tanaka in Nagaoka on Dec. 26. (Kyodo)

Volunteers join in making mochi for quake victims

NAGAOKA, Japan - Two villagers from quake-hit Yamakoshi Village in central Niigata Prefecture are joined by volunteers in making mochi (rice cake) near their temporary houses in Nagaoka on Dec. 26. Mochi is one of traditional foods eaten by Japanese on New Year's day. (Kyodo)

(3)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Pillars and furniture remain tilted in difference ways in a house in the village of Yamakoshi in central Niigata Prefecture, which was heavily damaged by the Oct. 23 eqarthquakes. Members of the media were allowed to visit the isolated mountain village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster. (Kyodo)

(2)Nagaoka, Oguni residents move into temporary housing

NIIGATA, Japan - A woman resident of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, whose house was destroyed by the Oct. 23 quakes, moves into a just-completed temporary housing unit from her shelter on Nov. 24. (Kyodo)

Ojiya remembers victims of Oct. 23 quakes

NIIGATA, Japan - A memorial service for 12 local residents killed in the Oct. 23 earthquakes is held in the city of Ojiya, Niigata, Prefecture, on Nov. 23. About 700 residents attended the ceremony observed a moment of silence to remember the victims. A total of 40 people were killed by the quake in the prefecture.

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