Japan reels under multiple earthquakes in last 24 hours , death toll may rise

 


A 7.6-magnitude earthquake and tsunami virtually devastated central Japan.  At least 13 deaths have been reported from that country till Tuesday morning.  However, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has expressed fear that the number of casualties may be "innumerable" if the rubble is removed.  He said, “There has been a lot of damage.  Many people were injured.  Many houses have collapsed.”



 According to the country's Central Meteorological Department, Japan was shaken 155 times by mild and moderate earthquakes from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning.  Among them, the highest level of tremor recorded on the Richter scale is 7.6.  The second highest vibration level is 6.  Most of the other tremors have a magnitude of 3 or less.  However, there are different opinions among geologists about whether these are tremors or aftershocks.


 According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the main earthquake in Japan on Monday afternoon was Ishikawa on Honshu Island.  The magnitude of which was 7.5.  Japan was first shaken by this earthquake around 1 pm on Monday.  Tsunami warnings were issued in several coastal areas of Japan immediately after the earthquake.  The sea swelled in several cities along the west coast of the country, making the fear come true.  In some places the wave height rose up to four feet.



About 33,000 homes in Japan have not yet been restored to electricity after the earthquake.  The rescue team and the army have to face obstacles again and again while moving along the broken road.  Japan's defense ministry said at least 1,000 people had been evacuated to military camps.  However, the rescue team has not yet reached the Noto Peninsula in the northern part of the country.  Prime Minister Kishida held an emergency meeting on Tuesday morning and ordered the rescue work to be completed quickly.  "We have to fight against time," he said.  Several people are expected to be rescued alive when the rescue operation is over.


 Wajima leads the cities in terms of damage and casualties.  Many people can't remember the last time an earthquake caused so much damage in earthquake-prone Japan.

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