the epicentre of the 7.6 magnitude quake was in the province of noto. tremors were felt hundreds of miles away in the capital tokyo. tens of thousands of people were told to head to higher ground. tsunami warnings have now been lifted but a new earthquake warning has now been issued for the region. these are the latest images coming in from nearby wajima city. you can see crews battling several fires amid collapsed buildings. both the uk and us have said they re ready to provide any necessary assistance to japan. prime minister kishida has described the damage as extensive. translation: these self defence forces will face many difficulties facing the disaster hit areas because roads have been cut off, people and buildings will be rescued as soon as possible before buildings collapsed. i have ordered officials to do
the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struckjust after 4:00 in the afternoon, local time. it was caught on camera in this supermarket. there was chaos and confusion. tsunami warnings were issued, then downgraded, on the ishikawa coastline, and people were told to head to higher ground. translation: | would| like to ask all residents to continue to pay close attention to the occurrence of this strong earthquake. if you are in a region where a tsunami is expected, please evacuate as soon as possible. more than 140 kilometres from the epicentre, this video was taken by english teacher barnie davis. itjust kept going. it was really long. the fridge door was opening and shutting, pictures were going all over the place, everything fell off the shelves. it was pretty dramatic. barnie and his family went
form, triggering tsunami warnings. nearly 100,000 people ordered to evacuate. our meagan fitzgerald has been following it all and she starts us off tonight. reporter: this is the moment the dangerous and powerful earthquake struck, rocking this train platform, violently shaking homes. residents inside grabbing on to whatever they could as the ground beneath them shook. at this store people fled as food tumbled from shelves. the quake also sparking this massive fire in wajima. tonight officials say at least four people are dead as rescuers search the rubble for more people trapped in their homes and under buildings. the magnitude 7.6 quake, the strongest of several to strike the western region of japan. everybody was panicked at that time. reporter: johnny wu shot this video in nagano, where he was visiting to snowboard. you can see all the snow from the electric
live from washington, this is bbc news. at least eight people have been killed after a major earthquake struck japan. thousands evacuated from coastal areas, though all tsunami warnings have now been lifted. south korea s main opposition leader has been stabbed during a public event. the country s president has called the attack unacceptable. israel s supreme court strikes down judicial reforms that sparked widespread protests last year. it s seen as a blow to prime minister benjamin netanyahu. hello. i m helena humphrey.
the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struckjust after 4:00 in the afternoon, local time. it was caught on camera in this supermarket. there was chaos and confusion. tsunami warnings were issued, then downgraded, on the ishikawa coastline, and people were told to head to higher ground. translation: | would| like to ask all residents to continue to pay close attention to the occurrence of this strong earthquake. if you are in a region where a tsunami is expected, please evacuate as soon as possible. more than 140 kilometres from the epicentre, this video was taken by english teacher barnie davis. itjust kept going. it was really long. the fridge door was opening and shutting, pictures were going all over the place, everything fell off the shelves. it was pretty dramatic.