On New Year’s Day, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula, followed by several strong aftershocks. More than 60 people were killed, and hundreds of homes and larger buildings were damaged or destroyed. Japanese rescue crews continue to search for survivors and work to reach isolated communities as heavy rains threaten to cause landslides on unstable hillsides. Gathered below are recent images from the region that show some of the rescue efforts and widespread damage.
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An aerial view shows collapsed houses, cars and roads caused by an earthquake in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, on January 2, 2024. #
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An aerial view shows fire site after the earthquake hit, in a residential area in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 1, 2024. #
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Shoppers crouch down as the earthquake hits, in a supermarket in Toyama, Japan, on January 1, 2024. #
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A resident walks past a collapsed house, caused by the earthquake, in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024. #
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Smoke rises from a house fire, seen along with other damage in the coastal town of Noto, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024. #
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A rescue vehicle sits next to a seven-story building that fell over during the quake, in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, seen on January 2, 2024. #
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People look at a damaged road near Noto town, northwest of Tokyo, on January 2, 2024. #
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Smoke rises from an area following a large fire in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024. #
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A boat that washed ashore is pictured in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024. #
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Capsized boats float amid spilled fuel in the harbor of the city of Suzu, in Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024. #
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A man walks past a collapsed house in Anamizu Town, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024. #
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A man looks at buildings destroyed by fire after an earthquake in Wajima, Japan, on January 3, 2024. #
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A resident is carried out after being rescued by firefighters in the city of Suzu on January 3, 2024. #
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Medical staffers attend evacuees at a temporary evacuation center in Suzu on January 3, 2024. #
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A burned-down residential and commercial area, seen in Wajima, Japan, on January 2, 2024. #
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Firefighters work at the scene of a collapsed building in the city of Wajima on January 3, 2024. #
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Residents are evacuated with the help of Japanese Self Defense Force members, after their district was isolated by the earthquakes, in Wajima, Japan, on January 3, 2024. #
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A woman bikes past damaged houses in Noto town on January 2, 2024. #
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