ILEA001216876: Evacuees start moving into temporary houses in quake-hit Niigata

[Breaking News] Illumination event in Kobe in memory of quake victims

KOBE, Japan Kyodo - The "Luminarie" illumination event opens on Jan. 19, 2024, in Kobe in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people. (Kyodo)

At least 82 dead, 80 missing in strong Japan quakes

STORY: At least 82 dead, 80 missing in strong Japan quakes SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: WAJIMA, Japan CATEGORY: OTHER SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Wajima in rubbles STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Xinhua correspondent Zhang Xiaoyu, reporting from Wajima city, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the worst (earthquake) hit areas in Japan. Behind me is the Wajima morning market, one of the three biggest morning markets in Japan. It has a history of about 1,000 years. After the 7.6-magnitude quake on New Year's Day rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby areas, over 200 houses have been ravaged by the fire and leveled to the ground." The central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa reported 82 deaths and 80 were still missing. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged officials to mobilize all available resources to maximize life-saving efforts and lifeline supply within the first 72

(FOCUS) JAPAN-TOKYO-AIRCRAFT-COLLISION

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast of an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. Five of the six crew members aboard a Japan Coast Guard aircraft that collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were confirmed dead, while the captain who managed to escape earlier was severely injured, public broadcaster NHK reported. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima earlier confirmed the collision between the Japan Airlines aircraft and its flight MA-722, a Bombardier Dash-8, with both aircraft catching fire. The Coast Guard plane was taxiing on the runway to transport relief goods for quake-hit areas in Niigata Prefecture after a series of temblors of up to 7.6 magnitude struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, according to the spokesperson. Meanwhile, all 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the Japan Airlines flight escaped from the airplane while it was on fire without life-

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's Gansu steps up efforts to build prefab houses for quake-affected people

STORY: China's Gansu steps up efforts to build prefab houses for quake-affected people SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: JISHISHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Jishishan 2. various of prefab houses for quake-affected people 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NI PENGZHOU, Staff, Gansu Third Construction Group Co., Ltd. 4. various of prefab houses for quake-affected people STORYLINE: Construction workers have been stepping up efforts to build prefabricated houses in northwest China's Gansu Province so that residents impacted by a recent 6.2-magnitude earthquake can move from tents to warmer structures for the winter. According to the housing and urban-rural development bureau of the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, a total of 12,000 prefab houses will be built by Wednesday. The massive earthquake jolted parts of Gansu Monday last week. In Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia, 117 have been killed and 781 injured, an

Earthquake death toll rises to 113 in China's Gansu

STORY: Earthquake death toll rises to 113 in China's Gansu SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: JISHISHAN, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a temporary relocation site 2. various of disaster relief supplies being allocated to quake-affected residents 3. various of rescue work STORYLINE: The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted an ethnic county in northwest China's Gansu Province at midnight Monday has killed 113 people and injured 536 others in the province, local authorities said Tuesday. The earthquake had damaged 155,393 houses in Gansu as of 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to the provincial earthquake relief headquarters. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake jolted at 11:59 p.m. Monday and has a focal depth of 10 km. The epicenter Liugou Township is about 8 km from the county seat of the Bonan-Dongxiang-Salar Autonomous County of Jishishan in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting

Rescue efforts underway in quake-hit regions in NW China

STORY: Rescue efforts underway in quake-hit regions in NW China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: JISHISHAN/XINING, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG WENJING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of rescue work underway in Gansu and Qinghai Province STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG WENJING, Xinhua correspondent "A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted an ethnic county in China's Gansu Province midnight Monday. More than 100 people have been killed in Gansu and neighboring Qinghai Province, according to local earthquake relief headquarters." According to China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake jolted at 11:59 p.m. Monday and has a focal depth of 10 km. The epicenter Liugou Township is about 8 km from the county seat of Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Sala Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu. Witnesses told Xinhua the earthquake has caused damages on houses, roads and other infrastructures. Several villages have suff

(SpotNews)CHINA-QINGHAI-MINHE-EARTHQUAKE (CN)

(231219) -- MINHE, Dec. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A person injured in an earthquake is rushed to a hospital in Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County of Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 19, 2023. The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted an ethnic county in northwest China's Gansu Province midnight Monday has killed 111 people in Gansu and neighboring Qinghai Province, according to local earthquake relief headquarters. According to China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake jolted at 11:59 p.m. Monday and has a focal depth of 10 km. The epicenter Liugou Township is about 8 km from the county seat of Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Salar Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu. The earthquake was also felt strongly in the cities of Xining and Haidong in Qinghai, where some houses collapsed and cracked. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

Midnight earthquake death toll rises to 111 in NW China

STORY: Midnight earthquake death toll rises to 111 in NW China SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:19 LOCATION: JISHISHAN, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: The 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted an ethnic county in northwest China's Gansu Province midnight Monday has killed 111 people in Gansu and neighboring Qinghai Province, according to local earthquake relief headquarters. According to China Earthquake Networks Center, the quake jolted at 11:59 p.m. Monday and has a focal depth of 10 km. The epicenter Liugou Township is about 8 km from the county seat of Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Sala Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu. Witnesses told Xinhua the earthquake has caused damages on houses, roads and other infrastructures. Several villages have suffered power failures and disruption of water. According to local meteorological authorities, the daily low temperature in Jishishan is reported to

Evacuees start moving into temporary houses in quake-hit Niigata

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Earthquake-hit homeless people began moving into temporary houses in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, from evacuation shelters Aug. 13, four weeks after their houses were damaged in a deadly quake.

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