‘The shaking was terrifying’: stories of survival and loss emerge after Japan earthquake
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Japan, causing significant structural damage and prompting rescue operations. Residents are sharing harrowing stories of survival as they navigate the aftermath and ongoing aftershocks.
Why it matters
The event highlights the ongoing vulnerability of regions prone to seismic activity and the critical importance of disaster preparedness and emergency response infrastructure.
Rescuers work at a collapsed house in Hikawa on Wednesday, a day after the earthquake. Photograph: Naoki Hiraoka/Kyodo News/AP Rescuers work at a collapsed house in Hikawa on Wednesday, a day after the earthquake. Photograph: Naoki Hiraoka/Kyodo News/AP Japan ‘The shaking was terrifying’: stories of survival and loss emerge after Japan earthquake Rescuers pulling people from the wreckage in southern Japan in a haunting repeat of disaster that struck 10 years ago
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Prefer the Guardian on Google “T here was a voice coming from the collapsed house, and I could see a hand,” Tomohide Nagata, a volunteer firefighter, told the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. “One of our senior members crawled in and pulled him out. He was bleeding from the head, but I’m so glad he survived.”
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