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Copernicus Sentinel-1D Launches Into Orbit - French Guiana

Handout photo dated on November 4, 2025 shows Copernicus Sentinel-1D was successfully launched on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (21:02 UTC) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was released into orbit 34 minutes after launch, and the first signal was received at 23:22 CET by the Troll ground station in Antarctica. At the heart of Copernicus Sentinel-1 is the C-SAR (C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar) instrument, operating at 5.405 GHz. It provides high-resolution imaging of the Earth's surface regardless of weather conditions, day or night. The radar supports four operational modes: Strip Map (5 × 5 m resolution, 80 km swath), Interferometric Wide Swath (5 × 20 m resolution, 250 km swath), Extra Wide Swath (20 × 40 m resolution, 400 km swath), and Wave mode for ocean monitoring. A key feature of Sentinel-1D, also present on Sentinel-1C, is the integration of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), which enables detection and tracking of ship signals in c

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Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

An aerial view of blackened farmland and smoldering patches in Tosunlar village, Odemis district, Izmir, Turkey, on July 3, 2025. Turkish officials reported that by Saturday, six of the nine major blazes had been contained. At least two people died in the disaster, which left a wide swath of blackened hillsides and persistent smoke rising from the burned landscape. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

An aerial view of blackened farmland and smoldering patches in Tosunlar village, Odemis district, Izmir, Turkey, on July 3, 2025. Turkish officials reported that by Saturday, six of the nine major blazes had been contained. At least two people died in the disaster, which left a wide swath of blackened hillsides and persistent smoke rising from the burned landscape. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

An aerial view of blackened farmland and smoldering patches in Tosunlar village, Odemis district, Izmir, Turkey, on July 3, 2025. Turkish officials reported that by Saturday, six of the nine major blazes had been contained. At least two people died in the disaster, which left a wide swath of blackened hillsides and persistent smoke rising from the burned landscape. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Izmir Wildfires - Turkey

An aerial view of blackened farmland and smoldering patches in Tosunlar village, Odemis district, Izmir, Turkey, on July 3, 2025. Turkish officials reported that by Saturday, six of the nine major blazes had been contained. At least two people died in the disaster, which left a wide swath of blackened hillsides and persistent smoke rising from the burned landscape. Photo by Berkcan Zengin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Heavy Snow From Spring Storm Disrupts Travel in Colorado

A severe spring snowstorm hit a wide swath of Colorado, including Denver and Colorado Springs, on Friday, April 18, dumping several inches of snow and forcing road closures in the mountains.

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Aftermath of Severe Storms In Chile

Residents line up to get drinking water in the town of Curanilahue, Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of Severe Storms In Chile

Members of a rescue team cross the overflowing Pichilo River with an inflatable boat in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of Severe Storms In Chile

This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the overflowing Pichilo River in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of Severe Storms In Chile

People wade through flood water in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of Severe Storms In Chile

Members of a rescue team wade through the overflowing Pichilo River in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the overflowing Pichilo River in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Residents line up to get drinking water in the town of Curanilahue, Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People wade through flood water in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of a rescue team cross the overflowing Pichilo River with an inflatable boat in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of a rescue team wade through the overflowing Pichilo River in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wade through flood water in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua)

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a rescue team cross the overflowing Pichilo River with an inflatable boat in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua)

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2024 shows the overflowing Pichilo River in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua)

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of a rescue team wade through the overflowing Pichilo River in Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua)

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CHILE-BIOBIO REGION-ARAUCO-STORM-AFTERMATH

(240615) -- ARAUCO, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents line up to get drinking water in the town of Curanilahue, Arauco, Biobio region, Chile, June 13, 2024. Chile on Thursday declared a swath of the country, including the capital, a disaster zone after a storm left one person dead and displaced some 4,300. The zone ranges from the region of Coquimbo, located to the north of Santiago, to Nuble in the south-central part of the country. About 2,300 homes have been damaged by the rains and floods. The town of Curanilahue, some 600 km south of Santiago in the Biobio region, was almost entirely inundated after surrounding rivers burst their banks. (Str/Xinhua)

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1 killed, 1 injured in Texas floodwaters

STORY: 1 killed, 1 injured in Texas floodwaters SHOOTING TIME: May 5, 2024 DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood scene near San Jacinto River, East of Houston, Texas STORYLINE: At least one boy was killed and a woman injured on Sunday in floodwaters in Texas, where more than one-third of counties have issued disaster declarations during the past week due to heavy rainfalls that continue to pound the state. As of Sunday evening, more than 2.1 million people across Texas, including the Houston area, were under the flood watch. Thousands of people have been displaced and an estimated 1,000 people, together with hundreds of pets, have been rescued from flooded homes and roads since last week. In a swath from central Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the north, storms brought as much as 9 inches (23 cm) of rain in six to eight hours Sunday overnight, said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Stalley. Near Fort W

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Evacuation ordered in eastern Texas as worsening flooding expected

STORY: Evacuation ordered in eastern Texas as worsening flooding expected SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood in residential areas of north of Houston, Texas, United States STORYLINE: Multiple rounds of thunderstorms are worsening flooding threats on Thursday across eastern Texas, including the Houston area, forcing evacuations and school closures. Jeff Lindner, meteorologist and flood control director of Harris County, where much of Houston belongs to, said the flooding was "widespread and dangerous." "Parts of the north Houston metro, as well as areas around Beaumont, have picked up 5 to 8 inches of rain" in the past 24 hours, weather.com senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman said on Thursday afternoon. The heaviest rain has fallen in a swath from around Lake Conroe to Lake Livingston in east Texas, including the city of Huntsville, he said, adding that rainfall totals over the past 24 hours h

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Ron Crawford climbs up a ladder onto a washed-out bridge after checking on stranded neighbours near McKay Section, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Rocks, sand, and upended Canada Post boxes are seen in what used to be a hay field near McKay Section, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Workers with CN Rail assess the damage to a washed-out rail line outside of Truro, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

A motorist stops to survey the damage to a washed-out bridge following a major rain event near Newport Corner, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Damage to a washed-out roadway is pictured near McKay Section, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

A motorist stops to survey the damage to a washed-out bridge following a major rain event near Newport Corner, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Ron Crawford assesses the damage to a washed-out bridge after checking on stranded neighbours near McKay Section, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Workers with CN Rail assess the damage to a washed-out rail line outside of Truro, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

Workers with CN Rail assess the damage to a washed-out rail line outside of Truro, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain And Damaging Flooding Hit Nova Scotia - Canada

A motorist stops to survey the damage to a washed-out roadway near McKay Section, N.S., Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Rainfall Floods Hit Halifax

A worker diverts traffic at a roadblock following a major rain event that washed out roadways in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms have dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Rainfall Floods Hit Halifax

A truck is seen abandoned in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms have dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Rainfall Floods Hit Halifax

Buildings are seen in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms have dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages.Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Rainfall Floods Hit Halifax

The top of a service truck is seen abandoned in floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms have dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Rainfall Floods Hit Halifax

Buildings are seen upended on a riverbank as a man paddles a kayak through floodwater following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms have dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Rainfall Floods Hit Halifax

A man paddles a kayak through floodwater at a baseball diamond following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms have dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Extreme Rainfall Floods Hit Halifax

People stand at the edge of floodwater as vehicles are seen abandoned in water following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. A long procession of intense thunderstorms have dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Photo by Darren Calabrese/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NATO exercise to cause disruption to passenger flights, raising concerns in Germany

STORY: NATO exercise to cause disruption to passenger flights, raising concerns in Germany DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: FRANKFURT, Germany CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Frankfurt Airport and Frankfurt Airport's air-rail intermodal transport hub 2. Various of NATO military activity STORYLINE: A massive NATO exercise that kicked off on Monday is set to cause major disruptions to passenger flights in Germany, raising concerns among air travelers. Jens Bischof, chief of Lufthansa Group's low-cost airline Eurowings, said he was concerned about the fallout of the exercise, which had led to the closure and heavy restriction of a large swath of German airspace. The military drill, known as "Air Defender 23", is the biggest ever NATO air force deployment exercise involving 10,000 military personnel and 250 combat aircraft from 25 nations including the United States. It will last until June 23. The two-week-drill will be carried out mainly in German airspace. The conseq

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JAPAN-NAGOYA-TORRENTIAL RAINS

(230603) -- NAGOYA, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police officer maintains order at Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japan, June 3, 2023. Torrential rains pounded a wide swath of Japan's Pacific coast on Friday and disrupted transportation services, including cancellations of shinkansen bullet train services in some areas. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-NAGOYA-TORRENTIAL RAINS

(230603) -- NAGOYA, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait for Shinkansen trains to start again at Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japan, June 3, 2023. Torrential rains pounded a wide swath of Japan's Pacific coast on Friday and disrupted transportation services, including cancellations of shinkansen bullet train services in some areas. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-NAGOYA-TORRENTIAL RAINS

(230603) -- NAGOYA, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait for Shinkansen trains to start again at Nagoya Station in Nagoya, Japan, June 3, 2023. Torrential rains pounded a wide swath of Japan's Pacific coast on Friday and disrupted transportation services, including cancellations of shinkansen bullet train services in some areas. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Quake in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Municipal officials examine the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima City after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck a swath of western Japan in the early morning of March 14, 2014.

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Quake in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Municipal officials examine the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima City after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck a swath of western Japan in the early morning of March 14, 2014.

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Quake in western Japan

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Rocks lie scattered on a road in Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck a swath of western Japan in the early morning of March 14, 2014.

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Quake in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An expressway is blocked in Hiroshima City after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck a swath of western Japan in the early morning of March 14, 2014.

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Quake in western Japan

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Rocks lie scattered on a road in Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck a swath of western Japan in the early morning of March 14, 2014.

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Quake in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The wall of a building lies partially collapsed in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck a swath of western Japan in the early morning of March 14, 2014.