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a powerful earthquake and dozens of smaller quakes have hit the north coast ofjapan s main island destroying buildings, tearing up roads and disrupting travel. the authorities are still assessing the damage, butjapanese broadcaster ntv says one man died when a building collapsed in shika town in ishikawa prefecture. initial tsunami warnings have now been downgraded to an advisory. south and north korea and russia also put out tsunami warnings earlier. the epicentre of the 7.6 magnitude quake was in the noto area of the ishikawa prefecture but the effects were felt up to 200km away in the capital tokyo. dozens of buildings collapsed, including in the town of suzu, where cctv footage showed houses turning into clouds of dust, as you can see in the top left and right of the screen. helena wilkinson reports. rumbling, screaming. this footage from inside someone s home captures the moment the powerful earthquake struck. it was also caught on camera in this supermarket. t ....
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we began injapan. thousands of people have spent the night in evacuation centres, following a powerful earthquake. six people were killed and dozens injured, with many more thought to be buried under the rubble of buildings. the prime minister says help is on its way. the epicentre of the 7.6 magnitude quake was noto province in the centre of japan, with the tremors felt as far away as the capital tokyo. tens of thousands of people were told to head to higher ground, in the country s first major tsunami warning since 2011. the warning was later downgraded, with waves of less than one metre reported. suranjana tewari is injapan, and sent this report. this footage from inside someone s home captures the moment the powerful earthquake struck. some staff at this news network took cover, while others wanted to cover the story. the 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck just after ....
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 st ....
have hit the north coast of the main island of honshu destroying buildings and starting fires. but the threat of a major tsunami has been downgraded with people no longer advised to move to higher ground. tsunami warnings were also issued in south and north korea and the far east of russia. japan s metorological agency says the quake had a magnitude of 7.6. it struck just after 4pm local time, with its epicentre in the ishikawa region, close to the town of anamizu. several buildings are reported to have collapsed in the nearby town of suzu. this cctv video footage appears to show two coming down. you can see clouds of dust forming above the wreckage at the top left and right of the screen and the roof on the building in the foreground cracking apart. there are reports of people trapped in the rubble of collapsed houses. some tsunami waves ofjust overa metre, did reach the coastline these pictures were filmed in nearby niigata. there had been fears of waves up to ....
from the agencies that one man has died after a building collapsed in ishikawa prefecture following the earthquake injapan. we have been following this story where a powerful earthquake and shipped several small aftershocks have hit the coast. 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. the prime minister has warned residents to prepare for more disasters. helena wilkinson reports. rumbling, screaming. this footage ....