Japan earthquake information LIVE: Panic shopping for sees stripped cabinets

As daylight broke throughout Japan this morning the total destruction of the lethal 7.6 magnitude earthquake was laid naked exhibiting collapsed houses, toppled temples and big cracks in the course of roads.

White smoke continued to rise from the charred stays of buildings, because the nation woke to the horrific aftermath after being hit with 150 quakes in lower than 24 hours.

One constructing, believed to be a seven-storey block, was seen mendacity on its facet whereas a temple in Suzu City is alleged to have been utterly destroyed. In widespread vacationer web site Wajima City, within the Ishikawa Prefecture not less than 100 buildings have been destroyed.

Shocking photographs rising from the nation present homes flattened to the bottom, with deserted automobiles being engulfed into big crevices within the street.

• At least 48 individuals have died, however the demise toll is predicted to climb
• Hundreds of buildings have been destroyed and a number of other cities had been reduce off on account of broken roads and landslides
• More than 150 earthquakes hit Japan in lower than 24 hours and extra are anticipated immediately
• Rescuers are battling the clock to seek out survivors buried alive beneath collapsed homes

We have simply acquired the unhappy information that the demise toll after the Japan quakes has reached 48.

This comes as Japanese rescuers are battling the clock and highly effective aftershocks immediately to seek out survivors after greater than 150 earthquakes – starting from magnitude 3.0 to 7.6 – triggered wide-ranging destruction.

The 7.6 magnitude quake that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the primary island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves greater than a metre excessive, toppled homes, triggered a significant fireplace and tore aside roads.

Local authorities put the demise toll at 48, however the quantity was anticipated to rise as rescuers comb by way of the rubble.

‘Very intensive harm has been confirmed, together with quite a few casualties, constructing collapses and fires,’ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (pictured under) stated after a catastrophe response assembly.

‘We should race in opposition to time to seek for and rescue victims of the catastrophe.’

If you’re simply becoming a member of us now, here’s a recap of what we all know to this point:

• At least 48 individuals have died, however the demise toll is predicted to climb
• Hundreds of buildings have been destroyed and a number of other cities had been reduce off on account of broken roads and landslides
• More than 150 earthquakes hit Japan in lower than 24 hours and extra are anticipated immediately
• Rescuers are battling the clock to seek out survivors buried alive beneath collapsed homes

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We will carry you the newest developments in Japan as rescuers scramble to seek out survivors after greater than 150 quakes hit the nation in lower than 24 hours.