The Independent

Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 62 dead

Source: Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Rescue workers and canine units urgently sifted through rubble in the winter cold Wednesday in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes in western Japan left at least 62 people dead and dozens believed trapped under collapsed buildings.

Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas were rattled by a major 4.9 magnitude aftershock in the early hours among the dozens of aftershocks that have followed a magnitude 7.6 temblor two days

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Independent

The Independent2 min readWorld
Welsh Singer Bonnie Tyler Reveals What It’s Like To Perform For Putin
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has said Russian president Vladimir Putin had his “face down to his feet” when she performed in the Kremlin. The Total Eclipse Of The Heart singer said she had visited Russia “many times” before and revealed that Mr Putin wa
The Independent4 min read
‘I Will Never Forgive Myself’: Father Recalls Heartbreaking Moment Daughter Died On Small Boat
A man whose seven-year-old daughter was among five people killed in an overcrowded small boat crossing the Channel has mourned her death and lamented that he “could not protect her”. “I will never forgive myself. But the sea was the only choice I had
The Independent1 min read
Ryan Gosling And Mikey Day Reprise Viral Beavis And Butt-Head Characters At 'Fall Guy' Premiere
Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day aren't done playing Beavis and Butt-Head yet — the pair appeared as the characters at the premiere of Gosling's latest film. Gosling, who stars in “The Fall Guy” opposite Emily Blunt, walked the carpet twice Tuesday during

Related Books & Audiobooks