aftershocks have hit the north coast of the main island of honshu destroying buildings, tearing up roads and disrupting travel. japanese channel mtv is reporting one man died after a building collapsed in shika town in ishikawa prefecture. a major tsunami warning has been downgraded, but people along the coast of centraljapan have been urged to stay on higher ground because of high waves. south and north korea and russia also issued tsunami warnings. the epicentre of the 7.6 magnitude quake was in the ishikawa prefecture and the effects were felt up to 200km away in the capital tokyo. dozens of buildings are reported to have collapsed, including in the town of suzu. this cctv video footage shows clouds of dust forming above the wreckage at the top left and right of the screen and cracks in the roof on the building in the foreground. helena wilkinson reports. rumbling, screaming. this footage from inside someone s home captures the moment the powerful earthquake struck.
hello, i m helena humphrey. we have a story developing in south korea, where the country s main opposition leader has been stabbed. a warning that we are about to show you some graphic images. lee jae myun was touring the site of a proposed airport in the southern port city of busan when he was attacked by an unidentified man. south korea s yonhap news agency says the assailant approached him claiming to be a supporter and asked for an autograph, before stabbing him on the left side of his neck with a weapon approximately 20 to 30 centimeters long. yonhap says mr lee remained conscious throughout, and was rushed to a local trauma ward for treatment the attacker was arrested at the scene. the 59 year old mr lee is the leader of south korea s democratic party, and was the close runner up in the 2022 presidential election. through a spokesperson, the country s president, yoon seok yeol said he was deeply concerned for mr lee s safety, and that he has directed police and relevan
and several others are believed trapped beneath the rubble. the epicentre of the 7.6 magnitude quake, was in the province of noto in the ishikawa prefecture, with the tremors felt as far away as the capital tokyo. tens of thousands of people were told to head to higher ground and many are spending the night in emergency shelters. but a major tsunami warning has been downgraded to an advisory. suranjana tewari has the latest from japan. this footage from inside someone s home captures the moment the powerful earthquake struck. more than 140 kilometres from the epicentre, this video was taken by english teacher barney davies. 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. barney and his family went to the local evacuation centre until he was told it was safe to return home. but then. literally as we were talking my phone alert said there was another
russia has also issued warnings for its far eastern sakhalin island and is carrying out evacuations there. our correspondent in the region, jean mackenzie, is monitoring developments from seoul in south korea. the major tsunami warning has been issued for centraljapan, on the west coast, they are warning that waves of up to five metres could hit that run. at the moment there have been waves of up to two metres but officials are saying that there was waves could get bigger, we could see more of them, there have also been tsunami warnings for the surrounding prefectures including toyama. people living in these coastal areas have been told to evacuate immediately, to go inland to higher ground water go to the shelters, people are being warned not to try to go to the coast to see what is happening, but of course to the first waves that hit are often not the biggest, people are often not the biggest, people are being warned that there could be there are still tremors taking plac
hello i m lauren taylor. officials injapan have issued a major tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck areas to the north coast of the main island of honshu. several powerful aftershocks have also been recorded. the tremor which according to the us geological survey had a magnitude of 7.5 struck at just after 4pm local time. it happened in the ishikawa area close to the town of anamizu. several buildings are reported to have collapsed in the nearby town of suzu. this camera caught the moment the earthquake happened. officials have urged people living in coastal areas to move to higher ground. some tsunami waves ofjust over a metre have already reached the coastline. there are warnings that waves of up to five metres could follow. this video shows the moment the tremor happened inside a supermarket. we re getting reports that some major highways have been closed and more than 33,000 homes have lost power supplies but the agency which administers japan s nuclear powe