Japan lifts evacuation orders for April 20 earthquake
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An electronic signboard warned people about earthquake risks in Sendai, north-eastern Japan on April 20.
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TOKYO – Evacuation orders issued after the earthquake off Japan’s Sanriku coast were fully lifted by the morning of April 21.
The evacuation orders were issued for over 180,000 people across five prefectures.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued an advisory for aftershocks in Hokkaido and on the Sanriku Pacific coast, urging caution as subsequent quakes could be larger.
Tsunami warnings and advisories were issued for areas ranging from Hokkaido to the Pacific coast of Tohoku following the earthquake, which occurred around 4.52pm local time (3.52pm Singapore time) on Monday, but they were lifted later that day.
According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, two people were seriously injured and four sustained minor injuries in the three prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.
One of the injured, an elderly woman in her 80s in Hokkaido, suffered a fracture after falling while evacuating. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
