and this is what we keep coming up against, these roads that are totally blocked off, and even these emergency services here, these rescue teams, have been struggling to reach people in these worst affected areas. so we are still trying to piece together the extent of the damage, and how many people have been killed and injured. some firefighters have managed to get into the wrecked city of wajima and are searching for survivors. but the death toll 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. we can go live now to our asia reporter suranjana tewari who is in tokyo for us. we heard the conditions that they rescue workers are battling against, is there any sign of things improving? unfortunately, no, there is actually heavy rain forecast and potential landslides, and the authorities have
patients should still call 999 if there is a life or limb emergency, and go to your appointment if it has not been cancelled. not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking to not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking to a not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking to a doctor- not been cancelled. thank you. we will be talking to a doctor and - will be talking to a doctor and speaking on behalf of the british medical association at about half past seven and putting those points to him about why this strike and why now. more of today s top stories now withjon an investigation is underway into what caused a passenger plane to crash into a coastguard aircraft on the runway at tokyo airport. five coastguard crew were killed. but everyone on the japan airlines plane was safely evacuated. our asia correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports. this extraordinary footage caught on haneda airport s cctv system shows th
to them in the past four years. our asia reporter suranjana tewari is in tokyo. she gave me the latest details on the incident. what we saw was a japan airlines passenger plane coming in to land on the runway at haneda international airport. as it was landing it seem to collide with something and create a big explosion and then it continued down the runway and it was still on fire before coming to a stop. that fire has now spread significantly throughout the aircraft. the passenger aircraft, that is. and it did leave behind that is. and it did leave behind that other explosion. the coastguard has confirmed that there was a collision with one of its planes, a smaller plane, and the coastguard
are on the eu and us lists of critical elements. last year china controlled approximately 98% of the world s gallium production it was also the world s leading producer of germanium, accounting for about 68%. the move is seen as the response by china to europe and the us removing their reliance on china s chip making. our asia business correspondent nick marsh has the details. now you may never have heard of gallium or germanium until just now, maybe, but they re important elements, so called critical materials, and they re needed for chips in things like mobile phones, leds, satellites, military equipment as well. and the reason that they ve been in the news is because most of it comes from china 60% of the world s germanium and 80% of the world s gallium. and from today, it s going to be much harder for businesses to get their hands on them. so let s take a look at what impact these restrictions are going to have and more broadly,