Tsunami warnings force thousands to flee homes in Japan as powerful earthquakes kill 30
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Japan on Monday after a powerful earthquake triggered tsunami warnings and devastated towns on the country’s main island of Honshu.
The death toll has risen to 30 as rescuers faced what prime minister Fumio Kishida described as a “battle against time” to reach more trapped under collapsed buildings following the 7.6 magnitude quake, which sent one metre-high tsunami waves crashing onto the western coast on Monday shortly after 4pm local time [7am GMT].
More than 140 aftershocks
