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Damage in Suzu, Japan, one month after New Year's Day earthquake

epaselect epa11115742 Vehicles are washed away by the tsunami triggered by the New Year?s Day earthquake in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, 31 January 2024. In the small coastal town of Suzu, the massive earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 and following tsunami on 01 January 2024 destroyed or damaged more than 4,800 houses, nearly half the town's homes, and killed 100 of its 12,500 inhabitants. Almost a month after the devastating New Year's Day earthquake in central Japan, about 15,000 people are still evacuated and there are still large inaccessible areas. More than 46,000 homes are damaged or destroyed and large areas remain without water or electricity due to the worst natural disaster that has hit the country since 2011. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON

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