A staff member works as bottles of water (R bottom) with a sign written "bottled water is being rationed, with a cap of one case (six bottles) per each customer" (C) in a supermarket in Sumida district of Tokyo on August 10, 2024. Authorities in Japan are urging the public to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake has triggered a spike in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities. (Photo by Philip FONG/ AFP)
TOKYO: Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday (Aug 10) in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities.
In its first such advisory, the weather agency said a huge earthquake was more likely in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.1 jolt in the south on Thursday (Aug 8) which left 14 people injured.
