Ein tödliches Erdbeben trifft Japan

Das Beben, das kurz vor 8 Uhr morgens (7 Uhr Singapurer Zeit) eintrat, tötete drei Menschen, darunter ein neunjähriges Mädchen. Das Beben der Stärke 6,1 traf die Stadt Osaka während der morgendlichen Hauptverkehrszeit. Mehr als 200 Menschen wurden verletzt, Die japanische meteorologische Behörde legte ursprünglich die Magnitude des Bebens auf 5,9 fest, erhöhte sie aber später auf 6,1. Seismologen und weitere Experten warnen schon seit einer Weile vor einem verheerenden Beben, das vom Nankai-Trog ausgeht. Noch immer hat sich Japan nicht von dem schrecklichen Erdbeben von 2011 erholt, das Tausende Menschen das Leben kostete und Schäden in Billionenhöhe verursachte. Und der Wahnsinn geht weiter, der 9. Kernreaktor startet in Japan neu.

#UPDATE: 9-year-old girl, 2 elderly men confirmed dead in western Japan #earthquake pic.twitter.com/huFl4i1Uii

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Ein Erdbeben der Stärke 6,1 hat die Region Osaka im Westen Japans heimgesucht. Drei Menschen starben und mehr als 230 weitere sind Berichten zufolge verletzt. Die Meteorologische Agentur warnt in den nächsten Tagen vor einem weiteren großen Beben.

#Osaka #EarthQuake Now confirmed it’s M6.1 and May follow by Many After shock.. #PrayForOsaka…??‍♀️?‍♂️..?? pic.twitter.com/5IIGb1YIGr

— Visitsiri (@The_Vikki) June 18, 2018

Erst am 16.Juni 2018 hat ein Stromkonzern im Südwesten Japans einen weiteren Reaktor im Atomkraftwerk Genkai in der Präfektur Saga in Betrieb genommen. Die Vorschriften, die im Zuge der Nuklearkatastrophe von Fukushima Daiichi eingeführt wurden, sind aufgehoben worden. Es ist der 9. Reaktor in Japan, der seit Inkrafttreten der Neuregelung wieder am Netz ist. Arbeiter der Kyushu Electric Power Company begannen am Samstag mit der Wiederinbetriebnahme des Reaktors Nr. 4 im Kernkraftwerk Genkai.

Japan erholt sich aktuell noch immer von dem Kansai-Erdbeben von 2011, das Tausende Menschen das Leben kostete und Schäden in Billionenhöhe verursachte. Eine Gruppe von Ingenieuren untersuchte nun die möglichen Auswirkungen eines Bebens, das den Nankai-Trog vor der südöstlichen Küste trifft. Die Ergebnisse stellte ein Team von der japanischen Gesellschaft der Bauingenieure Anfang Juni der Öffentlichkeit vor. Laut ihren Berechnungen könnte ein starkes Beben Schäden von rund 9,6 Billionen Euro verursachen. Dazu kommt, dass sich die Wirtschaft wahrscheinlich erst nach 20 Jahren erholt.

Seismologen und weitere Experten warnen schon seit einer Weile vor einem verheerenden Beben, das vom Nankai-Trog ausgeht.

Strong earthquake shakes Osaka in western Japan#earthquake #earthquakeosaka #osaka #japan #sismo #temblor #terremoto #japao @NewsKali pic.twitter.com/OhNu7KonNT

— Kali Yuga | Apocalyptic News (@NewsKali) June 18, 2018

At least 3 killed, 200 injured as strong quake hits Osaka

18 Jun 2018 07:41AM (Updated: 18 Jun 2018 12:54PM)

TOKYO: At least three people were killed and more than 200 injured after a strong quake rocked Osaka in western Japan during the morning rush hour on Monday (Jun 18).

The quake, which hit just before 8am (7am Singapore time), killed three people, including a nine-year-old girl. It also halted factory lines and burst water mains, government officials and public broadcaster NHK said.

Local police said the child died in the city of Takatsuki, north of Osaka city, with media reporting she was trapped when a wall collapsed on her at school.

NHK said an 80-year-old man had also been killed by a collapsing wall, and that the third fatality was a man trapped under a bookcase in his home.

More than 200 people were also injured in the 5.3-magnitude quake, which according to the United States Geological Survey, struck at a depth of 15.4km. The Japanese meteorological agency originally put the quake’s magnitude at 5.9 but later raised it to 6.1.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in the northern part of the prefecture at at a depth of 13km, the agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters the government was „working united, with its first priority on saving people’s lives“.

„RING OF FIRE“

Local officials said they had not received reports of major damage in the highly urbanised area, where roads and train tracks criss-cross around densely packed apartment buildings.

NHK showed footage of firefighters tackling a blaze that ripped through a home north of Osaka, and several broadcasters showed images of water gushing into the street from underground pipes.

A number of train services were suspended, including the „shinkansen“ bullet train.

This is what happens to the trains when a #earthquake hits #Japan #osaka #kyoto #kansai pic.twitter.com/FLWvmJdspE

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The Nuclear Regulation Authority said it had detected no problems at its local atomic power plants, but some companies, including Honda, said they had suspended operations at local plants.

Kansai Electric said on its website that around 170,000 homes in the Osaka region were without power.

Despite its relatively low magnitude, the quake caused quite a shake, registering a lower six on the Japanese experiential scale of up to seven, meaning it is hard to stay standing.

„The floor moved violently. It was a strong vertical jolt. Nearly all of the dishes fell and shattered on the floor,“ said Kaori Iwakiri, a 50-year-old nurse in Moriguchi, just north of Osaka city.

„My parents suffered a blackout and they have no water. I plan to take water to them now.“

Eiji Shibuya, 52, said the tremor reminded him of the devastating 1995 Kobe earthquake, which killed nearly 6,500 people.

„I was stunned. I couldn’t do anything,“ he told AFP from Itami, a city in eastern Osaka region.

„I was worried about my son as he had just left for his high school. I was relieved when I confirmed he was safe.“

POSSIBILITY OF AFTERSHOCKS

Multiple small aftershocks followed the quake, and an official from Japan’s meteorological agency warned residents to remain on guard.

„There are fears that the risk of house collapses and landslides has increased in the areas shaken strongly,“ said Toshiyuki Matsumori, in charge of monitoring quakes at the agency.

Government spokesman Suga also cautioned „there is a possibility that strong aftershocks will happen“.

„Large-scale quakes are likely to happen in the next two to three days,“ he told reporters.

Singaporean Benny Tong, who is in Osaka to visit his fiancee and her family, said he felt „intense rattling“ for about 20 seconds before the quake.

„I could hear and feel the trembling of the house and furniture. Then the ground shook and swayed quite dramatically for about a minute. Thankfully nothing too bad happened.

„I could see the overhead electricity cables outside my house shake quite a lot. I have experienced a few minor quakes before in Osaka, but this was the first time I felt one as big as this,“ he said, adding that he usually visits Osaka every six months or so.

Japan sits on the so-called Pacific „Ring of Fire“ where a large proportion of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.

On Mar 11, 2011, a devastating magnitude 9.0 quake struck under the Pacific Ocean, and the resulting tsunami caused widespread damage and claimed thousands of lives.

It also sent three reactors into meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing Japan’s worst postwar disaster and the most serious nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986.

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