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Number of missing in Japan landslide climbs to more than 100
The Guardian   05 July 2021   Japan   Tokyo  
More than 100 people are still missing after a mudslide hit the resort town of Atami, Japan at the weekend.
<p>Officials in Japan have dramatically raised their estimate of the number of people still missing after a mudslide ripped through a seaside town at the weekend.<br />Reports said three people had died in the disaster, which occurred after days of torrential ...
Japan is rattled by 5.2-magnitude earthquake near Fukushima
Mail Online   12 February 2020   Japan   Fukushima  
Japan was rattled by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake off the country's east coast today
<p>Japan was rattled by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima province today. <br />The quake struck just over 50 miles from the city of Fukushima where the nuclear disaster occurred in 2011. <br />Witnesses said they had felt a 10-second ...
Japan is hit by powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake
Mail Online   11 April 2019   Japan   Honshu island  
Strong tremors hit the east of Honshu, the country's largest island, on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Service
<p>A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has struck off the coast of Japan.<br />Strong tremors hit the east of Honshu, the country's largest island, on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Service. <br />There were no immediate reports ...
20 feared missing after powerful Japan earthquake causes landslides
CBC News, YouTube   06 September 2018   Japan   Hokkaido  
The quake triggered landslides, bringing down several houses. (AFP/Getty Images)
<p>A powerful earthquake rocked Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power and forcing a nuclear power plant to switch to a backup generator.</p><p>The magnitude 6.7 earthquake ...
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Japan floods: 141 killed after torrential rain and landslides
BBC NEWS   10 July 2018   Japan   Okayama  
More than 70,000 emergency workers have been deployed across western Japan / AFP
<p>At least 141 people are now known to have died in floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Japan, says the government.</p> <p>It is the highest death toll caused by rainfall that Japan has seen in more than three decades.</p> <p>Rescuers ...
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Japan fixes vast Fukuoka city sinkhole – in two days
The Guardian   15 November 2016   Japan   Asia  
This combination of two photos show a sinkhole on a road in Fukuoka on 8 November and the repaired same road on 15 November. Photograph: AP
<p>The 30 metre hole was repaired in 48 hours, although health and safety checks delayed the reopening.</p> <p>A section of road in the centre of the Japanese city of Fukuoka has reopened just days after a sinkhole opened up outside a busy railway station ...
Huge sinkhole swallows street in Fukuoka (video)
BBC NEWS   08 November 2016   Japan   Asia  
Aerial view of sinkhole (source: KYODO/REUTERS)
<p>A giant sinkhole swallowed a five-lane street in the centre of one of Japan's biggest cities on Tuesday morning.</p><p>The collapse began at around 05:00 local time (20:00 GMT Monday) near Hakata Station, the busiest in Fukuoka city in the southern island ...
Striking Google Satellite Photos Show Landslide Damage in Japan After Earthquakes
Global Voices   13 May 2016   Japan   Mt. Aso  
Before and after of multiple landslides on Mount Aso, Japan. Images from Google Earth blog.
<p>Damage from the earthquakes is easy to spot from the air, and is now visible in Google Earth.</p> <p>The Google Earth blog has assembled some before-and-after comparisons that provide some stunning examples of the size and scope of the earthquake.</p>
Landslide, crumbling streets, climbing death toll: The aftermath of Japan's earthquakes
Mashable   16 April 2016   Japan   Kumamoto  
Houses are seen in a landslide-hit area in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region.
<p>Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude earthquake. <br>And just hours after daylight broke, a 5.4-magnitude temblor ...
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Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupts
The Guardian   05 February 2016   Japan   Sakourajima volcano  
Lightning flashes above flowing lava as Sakurajima erupts in southern Japan. Photograph: AP
<p>A volcano has erupted in southern Japan, sending an orange burst into the sky and lava rolling down the mountain.<br />The country&rsquo;s meteorological agency said Sakurajima erupted at about 7pm local time (10am GMT). The public broadcaster NHK showed ...
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