Japan earthquake: cameras reveal panic as tremors strike | BBC News
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A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's west coast, causing panic and leaving thousands in emergency shelters. Four deaths occurred( on 4 January now, 78 dead and 51 whose safety is unknown), and many were trapped in collapsed buildings. Tremors were felt in Tokyo, prompting tens of thousands to seek higher ground. Footage captures chaos in homes and supermarkets. Tsunami warnings were issued but later downgraded. Despite damage, nuclear facilities were unaffected. Aftershocks continue, with reports of damaged infrastructure and evacuations. The government's advanced warning system helped people reach shelters, but the impact on buildings and trapped individuals is still being assessed.
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Thousands of people have spent the night in emergency shelters in Japan after a powerful earthquake struck the main island's west coast. Four people have died, but many more are believed to be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
The epicentre of the 7. 6 magnitude quake was in the province of Noto, with tremors felt hundreds of miles away in Tokyo's capital; tens of thousands of people have been told to seek higher ground.
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So Ranana Tiwari has the latest for us from Japan; this footage from inside someone's home captures the moment the powerful earthquake struck; some staff at this news channel took cover while others tried to cover the story. The 7. 6 magnitude earthquake struck just after 4 pm.
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It was caught on camera in this supermarket. There was chaos and confusion. Tsunami warnings were issued and then downgraded on the Ishikawa coast, and people were told to seek higher ground. I want to ask all residents to continue to pay close attention to the occurrence of this strong earthquake. If you are in an area where a tsunami is expected, please evacuate immediately.
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More than 140 km from the epicentre. English teacher Barney Davis took this video. It just went on and on. It was long, and Barney and his family went to the local evacuation centre until he was told it was safe to go home.
But then, as we were talking, my phone alerted us that there had been another small earthquake in the north, so they'd been filming all evening; despite the damage to roads and buildings, this earthquake was not as severe as in 2011.
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When a magnitude nine quake triggered a tsunami, it started a tsunami that led to a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant; this time, all the nuclear facilities were unaffected, but following the earthquake, a massive fire broke out in one of the affected areas. Thousands are now spending the night outdoors in sub-zero temperatures, afraid to return to their homes as aftershocks continue to hit there.
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It's Daybreak where you are now; what's the latest? The authorities have now downgraded the major tsunami warning issued in Ishikawa prefecture when the earthquake struck.
Dozens of aftershocks triggered waves of about a metre that were felt across the west coast of Japan and as far as South Korea. We know that homes have been damaged, some fires have broken out, and army personnel have been deployed to help with the response. There are already reports of infrastructure being damaged, and officials have warned that there could be more tremors, aftershocks and quakes in the coming days.
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Almost 100,000 people have spent the night in evacuation centres, tens of thousands of homes have no power and even here, where I am in the mountains neighbouring Nagano prefecture, we have felt the tremors, and also it's near freezing.
Hence, it's a real problem when there are power cuts. Japan's vast transport network has also been affected by these power cuts.
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Still, the government has a sophisticated tsunami and earthquake warning system because Japan is such a hotbed of seismic activity. But because Japan is such a hotbed of seismic activity, the government has a sophisticated tsunami and earthquake warning system.
We all got signals on our mobile phones before the earthquake so people could get to shelters. As you said, it is Daybreak now, so we'll know more about the damage to buildings, roads, and infrastructure and how many people are trapped.
Japan earthquake: cameras reveal panic as tremors strike | BBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phOwMRy_Hek
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg_sXBxFngo
JAL plane collides with Japan Coast Guard plane, bursts into flames; all passengers evacuate; five people on the Coast Guard side are killed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qyYC4PCCOY
The wreckage of the heavily damaged aircraft remains on the runway overnight after the Haneda accident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_3tdzfjyXM
Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside Flight 516
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67865132
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https://jp.reuters.com/markets/japan/funds/IEOWGGYGQBMITPZOJMRAOX73HA-2024-01-03/
There is no record of take-off clearance for Japan Coast Guard aircraft; communication records of the Haneda accident released
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b43a2901662d0c2508dac171939b3834e31f2e8b
Tokyo (CNN) A Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday, causing a fire and an accident that killed five people on board the JCG plane, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Communications between air traffic controllers and the two jets released on Thursday showed that the JCG plane had not been permitted to take off.
In this accident, Japan Airlines Flight 516 collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft after landing on the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has released a transcript of the four-minute conversation before the collision. According to the report, the controller cleared the JAL aircraft to land on Runway C at 17:43:26. However, in the communication record, there was no explicit instruction to the Japan Coast Guard aircraft to approach the runway, but instead, it was instructed to "taxi to the runway stop position" at 17:45:11. The JCS aircraft confirmed the controller's instructions a few seconds later.
According to the time shown on the airport CCTV footage, the JAL aircraft collided with the JCG aircraft on the runway about two minutes later.
All 379 passengers and crew on board the JAL plane ejected safely, but five of the six people on board the small Japan Coast Guard aircraft, excluding the captain, died.
According to a Japan Transport Safety Board official, the flight and voice recorders of the Japan Coast Guard plane have been recovered, but those of the JAL plane are still being searched.
Another factor that may be investigated as a cause of the crash is stop lights. Stop lights are designed to prevent pilots from inadvertently entering the runway, and publicly available records suggest that the plane may have been out of service at the time of the accident.
The notice to pilots said the lights were out on taxiways C1 to C14, including the taxiways where Haneda controllers had instructed Japan Coast Guard aircraft to stand by. The notice, known as a 'Notam', was issued on 25 December last year and has remained in effect since then.
