Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered "government's full capacity" for a search and rescue effort after a second powerful earthquake hit southern Japan.
As USA Today reports, at least 41 people were killed and some 1,500 injured in the two quakes that struck Kumamoto Prefecture late Thursday and early Saturday...
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It is feared that dozens are trapped under rubble, as the death toll from two powerful Japanese earthquakes has risen to 29. As the search for survivors is in full swing, 70,000 people have been evacuated from their homes to safer locations. Landslide that destroyed bridge after Kumamoto earthquake https://t.co/Lct5ZLt4Xxpic.twitter.com/SgW8nAGQbg — Jascha Polet (@CPPGeophysics) April 16, 2016 Local media reported that rescue efforts were at risk as the quakes had triggered massive landslides, cutting off roads and destroying bridges.
Authorities in Japan are urging members of the public to keep calm after a large volcano erupted on Saturday morning. The eruption follows Thursday’s 6.5. earthquake and Friday’s 7.0 – which many experts now believe to be a precursor to something much bigger. The government have decided to keep the alert level at a 2 out of 5, claiming they are not yet sure if the events are related. According to RT News: Plumes of smoke rose some 100 meters into the sky, according to local media and videos captured by witnesses. The eruption of Mt.
Bill Nye “The Science Guy” has said that he believes that all climate change deniers should be locked away in prison, sharing the same views expressed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr in 2014. Kennedy said that he would favor giving climate diners “three hots and a cot at the hague with all the other war criminals” – an idea that Nye appeared to agree with in a recent interview. Offthegridnews.com reports: “Was it appropriate to jail the guys from ENRON?” Nye asked. “Was it appropriate to jail people from the cigarette industry who insisted that this addictive product was not addictive and so on?
The massive magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck Japan this afternoon, the strongest since the devastating quake of 2011, took place at night local time, and as such there was little available media coverage. As Japan wakes up, much of the destruction becomes apparent.