‘Noto is kind, right down to its soil’: A community’s long road to recovery

Seiji Yoshimura, who heads the NGO Humanshield Kobe, points to a collapsed building where he helped recover the body of an elderly woman.

Wajima, Ishikawa Pref. – Pressing his gloved hands together and bowing his head, Seiji Yoshimura, helmeted and sporting a bright orange jacket over his jumpsuit, offers a silent prayer toward a crushed home from which he helped recover the body of an elderly woman. She was among the now 215 casualties of the giant earthquake

Strong earthquake shakes Mexico on ‘cursed’ anniversary of temblors

Strong earthquake shakes Mexico on 'cursed' anniversary of temblors

Issued on: 20/09/2022 – 02:54 A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico’s central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes. There were at least some early reports of damage to buildings from the quake, which hit

China earthquake death toll rises to 82

Rescue workers evacuate quake-affected residents at the site of a landslide near Moxi town, following a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China, on Tuesday. | CHINA DAILY / VIA REUTERS

The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwest China rose to 82, state media reported Thursday, as rain and possible mudslides threatened the search for dozens of missing people. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometers (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10

China quake toll tops 80 as rain, flash floods hamper rescue efforts

China quake toll tops 80 as rain, flash floods hamper rescue efforts

Issued on: 08/09/2022 – 10:51Modified: 08/09/2022 – 10:54 Rain, flash floods and mudslides threatened the search for dozens of people still missing on Thursday, days after a strong earthquake rocked mountainous southwest China, killing at least 82. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan

Powerful 7.1 earthquake hits northern Philippines, felt in the capital

Powerful 7.1 earthquake hits northern Philippines, felt in the capital

Issued on: 27/07/2022 – 04:39 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, shattering windows of buildings at the epicentre and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) away in the capital Manila.  The shallow but powerful quake struck the mountainous and lightly populated province of Abra on

More than 250 killed after strong earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan

More than 250 killed after strong earthquake strikes eastern Afghanistan

Issued on: 22/06/2022 – 08:44 A powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province early on Wednesday, killing at least 255 people and injuring hundreds more, state-run media said. Afghanistan‘s state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the death toll and said rescuers were arriving by helicopter. The news agency’s director-general, Abdul Wahid Rayan, wrote on Twitter that 90 houses have

Kumamoto mourns on sixth anniversary of deadly quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima makes a speech during a memorial service on Thursday, the sixth anniversary of a series of quakes in the prefecture. | POOL / VIA KYODO

Kumamoto – Kumamoto Prefecture marked on Thursday the sixth anniversary of a pair of quakes that killed 276 people in the region, with nearly 100 others still living in makeshift homes as reconstruction work continues. “I believe that all of you who have gone through such a painful and sad experience are still moving forward

Japan assesses damage after magnitude 7.3 quake strikes off east coast

People shop in a store in a residential area of Tokyo's Koto Ward during a power outage Wednesday after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Japan. | AFP-JIJI

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the northeastern prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima on Wednesday night, signing up an upper 6 on Japans shindo earthquake strength scale, one step listed below the leading level.The weather condition firm issued a 1-meter tsunami advisory for the 2 prefectures, prompting locals to stay away from the coast. Tsunami waves

Why not helmets? Japan’s school disaster hoods stir debate.

Students at Yamato Elementary School in Sendai wear protective hoods on Dec. 10. | KAHOKU SHIMPO

Are the protective hoods used by schoolchildren in times of catastrophes truly effective?That was a concern asked by a female in her 50s living in Sendai in the “letters from readers” section of Kahoku Shimpo. Protective hoods have slowly infected elementary schools in Miyagi Prefecture, however some experts state helmets are more reliable when disaster

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