Four deaths confirmed in Japan after the strong earthquake that shook the central area

by time news

2024-01-01 22:22:00

Las japanese authorities they confirmeddeath of four people this January 1, 2024 due to the powerful earthquake that shook Japan, the agency indicated Kyodo reproducing information from the Ishikawa prefecture (center of the country), as indicated by the international news agency AFP.

The magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred around 07:10 GMT on Monday, January 1, 2024 and caused significant damage and tsunamis more than a meter high in some areas, for which the authorities ordered the evacuation of the population.

The strong earthquake that shook the center of Japanprompted warnings for residents to evacuate some areas of its western coast, leaving thousands of homes without power and disrupting flights and rail services to the affected region.

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The movement, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, caused waves of around 1 meter in some areas of the Sea of ​​Japan coast and a larger wave is expected, public broadcaster NHK reported.

The operator Kansai Electric Power Company found damage to the Ohi and Takahama nuclear power plants in Fukui prefecture, two of the most vulnerable on the west coast, according to NHK. It is worth remembering that in the 2011 earthquakes the implications for nuclear power plants were important.

Fuente AFP

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