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Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Killing Two and Leaving Millions ofHouseholds Without Power
Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Killing Two and Leaving Millions of
Households Without Power Full story: http://time.com/5388096/earthquake-japan-hokkaido/ (TOKYO) — A powerful earthquake rocked Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power and forcing a nuclear power plant to switch to a backup generator. The magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Hokkaido at 3:08 a.m. at the depth of 40 kilometers (24 miles), Japan’s Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter was east of the city of Tomakomai but the shaking buckled roads and damaged homes in Hokkaido’s prefectural capital of Sapporo, with a population of 1.9 million. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that two people had been confirmed dead. He did not give details. The Japanese national broadcaster NHK, citing its own tally, reported that 125 people were injured and nearly 40 are feared missing. Hokkaido’s local disaster agency put the number of injured at 48. ..... more .... -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不*錢! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 不求神! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
New Chitose Airport to be closed all day
New Chitose Airport to be closed all day
Full story: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180906_14/ Hokkaido's main airport canceled all flights on Thursday after a strong quake hit the region in northern Japan. New Chitose Airport suffered extensive structural damage in the earthquake .... more .... -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不*錢! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 不求神! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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