There are strong earthquakes in Japan’s western coast

Japan’s response to a major quake and tsunami: information from a Japanese nuclear facility and a new emergency center for quakes and tsunamis

Japan is an extremely quake-prone nation. In March 2011, a major quake and tsunami caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant. Government spokesman Hayashi told reporters that nuclear plants in the affected area had not reported any irregularities on Monday.

The Japanese government has set up a special emergency center to gather information on the quakes and tsunami and relay them speedily to residents to ensure safety, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters.

North Korea and Russia were warned about the dangers of sea levels going up. Russian officials warned of a wave affecting the west coast of the island of Sakhalin.

The biggest problem was the huge crowd of people who showed up to stock up on items like rice balls, bread and water, even though some items had fallen from the shelves.

The Meteorological Agency said in a nationally broadcast news conference that more major quakes could hit the area over the next week, especially in the next two or three days.

Buildings and buildings damaged by earthquakes in Ishikawa and the surrounding prefectures of TOKYO, Japan, after a major fire started on Monday

People who were evacuated from their homes were at community centers and auditoriums. Bullet trains in the region were halted, but service was being restored in some places. Sections of highways were closed, water pipes burst, and cellphone service was out in some areas.

Japanese media footage showed people running through the streets, and red smoke spewing from a fire in a residential neighborhood. Photos showed a crowd of people, including a woman with a baby on her back, standing by huge cracks that had ripped through the pavement.

Japan’s military dispatched 1,000 soldiers to the disaster zones to join rescue efforts, Kishida said, stressing they were facing “large-scale damage.” Details of damaged homes were still under investigation, he said.

There were many strong earthquakes in western Japan, leaving at least 15 people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with the risk of more strong earthquakes being warned for some areas on Tuesday.

The wave was expected to reach Niigata and other prefectures on the west coast of Japan, as well as parts of the coastline.

NHK said that the warnings were continuing to be aired, and that there would be more waves to come. The region is also being hit with several earthquakes.

Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet) and urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby building as quickly as possible.

TOKYO — Japan issued tsunami alerts and ordered evacuations following a series of earthquakes on Monday that started a fire and trapped people under rubble on the west coast of its main island.

The Japan Meterological Agency reported many earthquakes off the coast of Ishikawa and surrounding prefectures, one of them a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.

The warning had been upgraded several hours after it was first broadcasted, and then all warnings were lifted by early Tuesday. Waves measuring more than one meter (3 feet) hit some places.

News videos showed rows of collapsed houses. Some wooden structures were flattened and cars were overturned. There were some half-sunken ships on the bays which had been hit by the waves.

There were fifteen people confirmed dead in Wajima city. Seven others were seriously injured, and damage to homes was so bad that it wasn’t immediately assessed.

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“Saving lives is our priority and we are fighting a battle against time,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday. It is important that people are rescued from their homes immediately.