On New Year’s Day, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Noto Peninsula, followed by several strong aftershocks. More than 60 people were killed, and hundreds of homes and larger buildings were damaged or destroyed. Japanese rescue crews continue to search for survivors and work to reach isolated communities as heavy rains threaten to cause landslides on unstable hillsides. Gathered below are recent images from the region that show some of the rescue efforts and widespread damage.
Photos: The Aftermath of Japan’s January 1 Earthquake
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![Toppled houses rest in the rubble of a landslide.]()
Read moreAn aerial view shows collapsed houses, cars, and roads caused by an earthquake in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, on January 2, 2024. #
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![An aerial view of many buildings in a neighborhood on fire]()
Read moreAn aerial view shows a fire site after the earthquake hit, in a residential area in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 1, 2024. #
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![Shoppers in a grocery store crouch down, sheltering during an earthquake.]()
Read moreShoppers crouch down as the earthquake hits, in a supermarket in Toyama, Japan, on January 1, 2024. #
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![A person walks past a house that has collapsed onto a driveway and a car.]()
Read moreA resident walks past a house that collapsed as a result of the earthquake, in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024. #
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![An aerial view of an earthquake-damaged residential neighborhood along a coast]()
Read moreSmoke rises from a house fire, seen along with other damage in the coastal town of Noto, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024. #
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![A rescue vehicle sits next to a seven-story building that fell over during an earthquake.]()
Read moreA rescue vehicle sits next to a seven-story building that fell over during the earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, seen on January 2, 2024. #
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![People look at a badly damaged road after an earthquake.]()
Read morePeople look at a damaged road near Noto town, northwest of Tokyo, on January 2, 2024. #
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![An aerial view of a ruined district along a canal, following an earthquake]()
Read moreSmoke rises from an area following a large fire in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024. #
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![A commercial boat rests on a dock after being washed ashore.]()
Read moreA boat that washed ashore is pictured in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024. #
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![Capsized boats float amid spilled fuel in a harbor.]()
Read moreCapsized boats float amid spilled fuel in the harbor of the city of Suzu, in Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024. #
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![A man walks past a collapsed house.]()
Read moreA man walks past a collapsed house in Anamizu Town, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024. #
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![A man with an umbrella looks at buildings destroyed by fire after an earthquake.]()
Read moreA man looks at buildings destroyed by fire after an earthquake, in Wajima, Japan, on January 3, 2024. #
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![A person is carried by a rescuer out of a collapsed house.]()
Read moreA resident is carried out after being rescued by firefighters in the city of Suzu on January 3, 2024. #
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![Medical personnel attend to people in a shelter.]()
Read moreMedical staffers attend evacuees at a temporary evacuation center in Suzu on January 3, 2024. #
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![People walk past a burned-out neighborhood and huge tangles of fallen power lines.]()
Read moreA burned-down residential and commercial area, seen in Wajima, Japan, on January 2, 2024. #
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![Several rescuers work inside the rubble of a collapsed building.]()
Read moreFirefighters work at the scene of a collapsed building in the city of Wajima on January 3, 2024. #
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![Soldiers help civilians walk over a muddy path through a quake-damaged valley.]()
Read moreResidents are evacuated with the help of Japanese Self-Defense Forces members after their district was isolated by the earthquakes, in Wajima, Japan, on January 3, 2024. #
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![A person rides a bike past quake-damaged houses.]()
Read moreA woman bikes past damaged houses in Noto town on January 2, 2024. #
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