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but the real legacy is what he s done for the game. he is attracting new people but also he has brought people here, more members, 90 or so children coming every week to play and to try and beat their real hero. littler still walks away with around $250,000 in prize money for his efforts. you re live with bbc news. japan s government is stepping up its emergency response to monday s earthquake, which has killed at least 73 people. this is the coastal town of suzu in the noto peninsula, where the epicentre of the earthquake took place. the sheer force of the quake flattened homes and dumped boats in the streets. rescue teams continue to search collapsed houses. on wednesday, japan s prime minister, fumio kishida, announced plans to multiply the number of military and rescue personnel. however, the region continues to be rocked by aftershocks, which are complicating rescue efforts. wajima is a town close to the epicentre of monday s earthquake our correspondent jean mckenzie is there a
22,313 people are now known to have been killed. in 20 minutes, we ll update you on the situation there and also the condemnation from the head of the who over a deadly attack on a palestinian red crescent building in gaza. the japanese government is stepping up the emergency response to monday s earthquake, which is now known to have killed at least 64 people. we ve been seeing just how extensive the damage actually is. this is the coastal town of suzu the sheer force of the quake here flattened homes and dumped boats in the streets. rescue teams have been searching collapsed houses. japanese prime minister, fumio kishida, says the number of military personnel involved would be doubled to 2000. the region continues to be rocked by aftershocks. they re complicating rescue efforts. our correspondent, jean mckenzie, is in the region and travelled
is expected to rise. the people here have lived through many an earthquake, but never felt tremors of this magnitude, which have shaken both their surroundings and their sense of safety. jean mckenzie, bbc news. i m joined now by professor nobuhito mori, who is the deputy director of the disaster prevention research institute at kyoto university. we re still within the 72 hour window that disaster relief experts say is vital to finding survivors. what are the main challanges rescue teams face as we see the death toll numbers steadily increase? yes, i think the main challenge is how to lead to the area near the epicentre. because that area is very remote and the road is very narrow along here how to reach the area near the epicentre. so it s a
for the airbus flight recorders. these are the scenes from tuesday when both aircraft were destroyed by fire. all 367 japan airlines passengers and 12 crew managed to escape. five of the six people on board the coastguard aircraft died. live now to our asia reporter, suranjana tewari, who s in tokyo for us. firstly, to the quake, are there still areas of japan that are cut off that rescuers have not managed to get to? off that rescuers have not managed to net to? ., off that rescuers have not managed to net to? . off that rescuers have not managed toaetto? . g ., , to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s re ort, to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report. it to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report. it is to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report. it is not to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report, it is notjust to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report, it is notjust the to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s report, it is notjust the bbc- to get to? yeah, we saw in jean s. report, it is