Post by Soutpeel on Apr 17, 2016 7:24:06 GMT 7
More quakes pummel Japan
THE JAPAN TIMES
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
AGENCIES
TOKYO April 17, 2016 1:00 am
Scores feared buried alive as PM orders all-out rescue efforts
SCORES of people were feared buried alive yesterday after two powerful quakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 32 people, and as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides.
Homes, roads and railway lines were swept away when huge hillsides collapsed, as thousands of tonnes of mud was dislodged by the thunderous seismic tremors.
Buildings were reduced to rubble, including a university dormitory and apartment complexes, with dozens of people unaccounted for over a wide area.
"We are aware of multiple locations where people have been buried alive," chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference.
"Police, firefighters and Self Defence Force personnel are doing all they can to rescue them."
www.nationmultimedia.com/national/More-quakes-pummel-Japan-30284093.html
THE JAPAN TIMES
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
AGENCIES
TOKYO April 17, 2016 1:00 am
Scores feared buried alive as PM orders all-out rescue efforts
SCORES of people were feared buried alive yesterday after two powerful quakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 32 people, and as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides.
Homes, roads and railway lines were swept away when huge hillsides collapsed, as thousands of tonnes of mud was dislodged by the thunderous seismic tremors.
Buildings were reduced to rubble, including a university dormitory and apartment complexes, with dozens of people unaccounted for over a wide area.
"We are aware of multiple locations where people have been buried alive," chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference.
"Police, firefighters and Self Defence Force personnel are doing all they can to rescue them."
www.nationmultimedia.com/national/More-quakes-pummel-Japan-30284093.html
