https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ake-Japan.html
Shocking news
for a new year day.
[A devastating earthquake hit
central Japan today with a
preliminary magnitude of 7.6,
prompting mass evacuations,
sparking fires and leaving residents trapped
under the rubble of their homes.]
[A total of 21 quakes above 4.0 magnitude rang out
shortly after 4pm local time (7am UK time),
and videos shared
on social media and broadcast on
Japanese TV showed how buildings collapsed
in Suzu, a city close to the epicentre of the
largest quake, with thick cracks appearing in roads.
The tremors triggered a huge fire in Wajima city,
in the worst-hit Ishikawa prefecture,
with shocking footage showing massive
flames engulfing residential buildings
according to local broadcasters]