Aid workers in quake-hit Japanese city fear bad weather may exacerbate relief efforts
Aid workers in an earthquake-hit northern Japanese city, on Sunday (January 7) morning expressed concerns that falling temperatures and possible snowfall may exacerbate rescue and relief efforts.
The city of Wajima which was devastated by the New Year’s Day earthquake, experienced heavy rainfall.
Rescue teams could be seen working amongst damaged buildings.
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The city of Wajima which was devastated by the New Year’s Day earthquake, experienced heavy rainfall.
Rescue teams could be seen working amongst damaged buildings.
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00:00 Eight workers in an earthquake-hit northern Japanese city on Sunday expressed concerns
00:08 that falling temperatures and possible snowfall may exacerbate rescue and relief efforts.
00:15 On Sunday morning, the city of Wajima, which was devastated by the New Year's Day's
00:20 earthquake, experienced heavy rainfall.
00:23 Rescue teams could be seen working amongst damaged buildings.
00:27 The magnitude 7.6 quake struck western Japan's Noto Peninsula in the afternoon on January
00:33 1, flattening homes, triggering a tsunami and cutting off remote communities.
00:39 The number of confirmed dead was 110 on Saturday, and more than 200 people are still missing
00:45 after the deadliest quake in nearly eight years.
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