Soup and sympathy at Japan quake shelters
Evacuees charge their smartphones at a shelter in Anamizu Town, Ishikawa prefecture on January 3, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year’s Day. Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on January 3 as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP).
Collapsed houses are seen in Anamizu Town, Ishikawa prefecture on January 3, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year’s Day. Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on January 3 as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP).
Evacuees make a bed with cardboard at a shelter in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture on January 3, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year’s Day. Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on January 3 as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP).
Evacuees rest at a shelter in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture on January 3, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year’s Day. Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on January 3 as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP).
Evacuees rest at a shelter in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture on January 3, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year’s Day. Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on January 3 as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP).
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