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9 orang terbunuh selepas gempa bumi 6.5 magnitud melanda timur Kumamoto, Jepun.
Lebih 850 yang lain cedera, dengan kira-kira 400 dibawa ke hospital tempatan,
menurut penyiar awam NHK.
Seorang
lelaki berusia 60-an dan seorang wanita berusia 50-an beliau telah disahkan mati
di sebuah hospital di Kumamoto City. Sebelum itu, 2 lagi kematian juga telah
mengesahkan: seorang terbunuh selepas dihempap sebuah bangunan runtuh, yang
lain mati dalam kebakaran yang berlaku selepas gempa bumi itu.
Lebih
daripada 850 orang telah dilaporkan cedera dalam gempa bumi itu dengan
sekurang-kurangnya 400 dirawat di hospital tempatan, kata NHK.
Terdapat
masa ini tiada maklumat mengenai sama ada mana-mana penduduk Rusia adalah
antara, laporan agensi berita Tass cedera, memetik Kedutaan Rusia di Jepun.
Gempa
bumi itu melanda pada 21:26 waktu tempatan (00:26 GMT), 11 kilometer (7 batu)
timur bandar Kumamoto. Ia mempunyai kedalaman 10 kilometer (6.2 batu).
Satu
gempa susulan berukuran 5.7 melanda rantau ini kira-kira 40 minit selepas gempa
bumi itu, menurut Agensi Meteorologi Jepun. US Geological Survey (USGS)
melaporkan bahawa gegaran yang berasingan berukuran 5.9 melanda beberapa jam
kemudian.
Mashiko,
sebuah kampung berhampiran dengan pusat gempa, mengalami kerosakan yang paling
teruk, dengan lebih daripada 20 bangunan yang musnah dan beberapa kebakaran
dilaporkan. Operasi menyelamat sedang dijalankan, dengan kira-kira 400 pasukan
pertahanan anggota dikerahkan untuk membantu melihat melalui runtuhan pada
waktu malam.
Perdana
Menteri Jepun Shinzo Abe memberitahu pemberita bahawa kerajaan bercadang
"untuk melakukan yang terbaik dan meneruskan kehidupan, penjimatan dan
menyelamat sepanjang malam."
Polis
tempatan berkata, mereka menerima laporan bahawa beberapa orang telah
terperangkap di bawah runtuhan rumah,
lapor NHK. Mereka juga berkata, beberapa lampu isyarat kehilangan kuasa selepas
gempa bumi itu.
"Kertas,
fail, pasu bunga dan semua jatuh di atas lantai," Kasumi Nakamura, seorang
pegawai di kampung Nishihara, yang terletak berhampiran pusat gempa, katanya.
9 killed, over 850 injured in deadliest Japan quake since Fukushima (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) . . .
At
least nine people were killed after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck east of
Kumamoto, Japan. More than 850 others were injured, with some 400 being taken
to local hospitals, according to public broadcaster NHK.
A man
in his 60s and a woman in her 50s have been pronounced dead at a hospital in
Kumamoto City. Earlier, two more deaths have also been confirmed: one person
was killed after being crushed by a collapsing building, the other died in a
fire that broke out after the quake.
More
than 850 people have reportedly been injured in the quake with at least 400
being treated at local hospitals, NHK said.
There
is currently no information on whether any Russian residents are among the
injured, Tass news agency reports, citing the Russian Embassy in Japan.
The
quake hit at 9:26 p.m. local time (12:26 GMT), 11 kilometers (7 miles) east of
the city of Kumamoto. It had a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
An
aftershock measuring 5.7 struck the region about 40 minutes after the quake,
according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The US Geological Survey (USGS)
reported that a separate tremor measuring 5.9 struck a couple hours later.
Mashiko,
a village close to the epicenter, suffered the worst damage, with over 20
buildings destroyed and several fires reported. The rescue operations are currently
underway, with some 400 defense forces personnel deployed to help look through
the debris during the night.
Japanese
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that the government intends "to
do our utmost and carry on with life-saving and rescue operations throughout
the night."
Local
police said they received reports that several people were trapped under
collapsed houses, NHK reported. They also said that several traffic lights lost
power after the quake.
"Papers,
files, flower vases and everything fell on the floor," Kasumi Nakamura, an
official in the village of Nishihara, located near the epicenter, said.
He said
the rattling started small but then grew violent, lasting about 30 seconds.
熊本県のスーパーがヤバイ
Sementara
itu, Lembaga Peraturan Nuklear Jepun berkata tidak ada kepincangan di 3 kilang
nuklear di pulau selatan Kyushu dan Shikoku berdekatan.
USGS
meletakkan gempa pada magnitud 6.0.
Meanwhile,
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority said there were no irregularities at three
nuclear plants on the southernmost island of Kyushu and nearby Shikoku.
The
USGS put the quake at a 6.0 magnitude.
熊本県のスーパーがヤバイ
震度7の地震があった熊本市内のブックオフの様子
Agensi
Meteorologi Jepun asalnya mengeluarkan amaran tsunami, tetapi kemudian
membatalkannya.
The
Japan Meteorological Agency originally issued a tsunami warning, but later
canceled it.
YANG
terkuat sejak Fukushima: Mengejutkan
selepas gempa maut di Jepun (GAMBAR) . . .
A man
walks near a damaged house and car caused by an earthquake in Mashiki town,
Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15,
2016. © Kyodo/Reuters
Gempa
bumi paling kuat sejak Fukushima 2011 menggegarkan Jepun pada Khamis,
mengakibatkan puluhan ribu dipindahkan dari rumah, beratus-ratus cedera, dan
jalan-jalan raya dan rumah-rumah musnah. Sila lihat pada gambar-gambar yang
dramatik.
Strongest
since Fukushima: Shocking aftermath
Of deadly quake in Japan (PHOTOS) . . .
The
most powerful earthquake since Fukushima 2011 shook Japan on Thursday,
resulting in tens of thousands evacuated from homes, hundreds of injured, and
roads and houses destroyed. Take a look at the dramatic photos.
Kyushu
Expressway, yang rosak akibat gempa bumi adalah dilihat di bandar Mashiki, wilayah
Kumamoto, selatan Jepun, dalam foto ini diambil oleh Kyodo April 15, 2016 (Kyushu
Expressway, damaged by an earthquake is seen in Mashiki town, Kumamoto
prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15, 2016) ©
Kyodo/Reuters
Penduduk
tempatan berselubung dengan selimut kerana mereka duduk di atas jalan raya di
hadapan bangunan pejabat bandar selepas gempa bumi di bandar Mashiki, wilayah Kumamoto,
selatan Jepun, dalam foto ini diambil oleh Kyodo April 15, 2016 (Local
residents wrap themselves in blankets as they sit on the road in front of the
town office building after an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture,
southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15, 2016) © Kyodo/Reuters
Anggota
bomba berjalan di antara rumah-rumah runtuh yang disebabkan oleh gempa bumi di
bandar Mashiki, wilayah Kumamoto, selatan Jepun, dalam foto ini diambil oleh
Kyodo April 15, 2016 (Firefighters walk
among collapsed houses caused by an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto
prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15, 2016) ©
Kyodo/Reuters
Pekerja
penyelamat menggunakan pengusung untuk membawa seorang wanita yang diselamatkan
dari sebuah rumah yang runtuh di bandar Mashiki, wilayah Kumamoto, selatan
Jepun, dalam foto ini diambil oleh Kyodo April 15, 2016 (Rescue workers use a stretcher to carry a
woman who was rescued from a collapsed house in Mashiki town, Kumamoto
prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15, 2016) ©
Kyodo/Reuters
Seorang
penduduk tempatan terletak pada anjing peliharaan di sebuah pusat pemindahan
selepas gempa bumi di bandar Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, selatan Jepun, dalam
foto ini diambil oleh Kyodo April 15, 2016 (A local resident rests with a pet
dog at an evacuation center after an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto
prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15, 2016) ©
Kyodo/Reuters
Anggota
bomba memeriksa sebuah rumah yang runtuh selepas gempa bumi di bandar Mashiki, wilayah
Kumamoto, selatan Jepun, dalam foto ini diambil oleh Kyodo April 15, 2016 (Firefighters
check a collapsed house after an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto
prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15, 2016) © Kyodo/Reuters
Penduduk
tempatan berselubung dengan selimut mereka duduk di atas jalan raya selepas
mereka dipindahkan dari rumah mereka selepas gempa bumi di bandar Mashiki, wilayah
Kumamoto, selatan Jepun, dalam foto ini diambil oleh Kyodo April 15, 2016 (Local
residents wrap themselves in blankets as they sit on the road after they are
evacuated from their home after an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto
prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15, 2016) ©
Kyodo/Reuters
Seorang
lelaki berjalan berhampiran dengan jalan yang rosak disebabkan oleh gempa bumi
di bandar Mashiki, wilayah Kumamoto, selatan Jepun, dalam foto ini diambil oleh
Kyodo April 15, 2016 (A man walks near a damaged road caused by an earthquake
in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by
Kyodo April 15, 2016) © Kyodo/Reuters
Orang2
yang cedera dibawa oleh pasukan penyelamat berhampiran rumah yang rosak
disebabkan oleh gempa bumi di bandar Mashiki, wilayah Kumamoto, selatan Jepun,
dalam foto ini diambil oleh Kyodo April 15, 2016 (An injured person is carried
by rescuers near a damaged house caused by an earthquake in Mashiki town,
Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo April 15,
2016) © Kyodo/Reuters
