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A woman rescued from rubble after Japan earthquake

5 January 2024
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2024-01-05 15:40

A woman in her 80s is rescued from under rubble in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on Thursday, following a major earthquake in Japan, which killed at least 92 and has left at least 242 missing.

According to regional authorities, the death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 with the number of missing jumping to 242 on Friday. And, finding additional survivors was fading more than 72 hours after the massive shockwave, which triggered landslides, a major fire and a tsunami more than a meter high. 

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