A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Monday (Jan 1), triggering warnings for residents to evacuate some coastal areas, knocking out power to thousands of homes and disrupting flights and rail services to the affected region.
The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of around 1 metre along parts of the Sea of Japan coast with a larger wave expected,
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The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of around 1 metre along parts of the Sea of Japan coast with a larger wave expected,
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00:00 [sound of earthquake and tsunami]
00:07 A powerful earthquake and tsunami struck central Japan and its western coast on Monday,
00:12 triggering warnings for residents to evacuate, knocking out power to thousands of homes
00:18 and disrupting flights and rail services to the affected region.
00:22 The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6,
00:25 triggered waves of around one meter along parts of the Sea of Japan coast,
00:30 with a larger wave expected.
00:32 The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings
00:36 for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama.
00:41 Authorities are still assessing the extent of the damage,
00:44 and residents need to prepare for any more tremors.
00:48 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has advised residents to stay on alert
00:52 for further possible quakes and also urged people in areas
00:56 where tsunamis are expected to evacuate as soon as possible.
01:00 It is said more than 36,000 households had lost power in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures.
01:08 [silence]