Disaster beyond belief: A man walking through the ruins of a shopping district in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture after the earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year’s Day. — AFP
Thousands of rescuers pressed on in their search for survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 81 people in Japan, hoping to save as many as possible within a three-day survival window that ended yesterday afternoon.
“There are many people left behind in the collapsed buildings, waiting to be rescued,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a press conference.
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