M6.9 quake in Noto -- Lining up for water in Wajima

M6.9 quake in Noto -- Lining up for water in Wajima

WAJIMA, Japan - Earthquake-stricken residents in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, line up for water on March 26, a day after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Hokuriku region in central Japan, leaving one person dead, more than 100 injured and hundreds of houses damaged.

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