In Pictures: Residents coping with aftermath of devastating Japan earthquake
Resilient residents in Wajima are trying to get on with their daily lives, even as hundreds of people in more than a dozen communities remain cut off in Ishikawa prefecture in central Japan, after a devastating 7.6-magnitude quake hit on New Year’s Day.
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Mr Masatoshi Nakamae picking his way over a damaged road in the town of Soryomachi where he lives, in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on Jan 6, 2024.
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Mr Nakamae driving his car on a damaged road as he heads into Soryomachi on Jan 6, 2024.
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Residents in Fukamimachi, a village isolated after the earthquake, being helped by members of the Japan Self-Defence Forces as they head to a rescue helicopter in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on Jan 6, 2024.
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People preparing food for distribution among neighbours at a community kitchen organised by a Shinto priest, following the earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on Jan 6, 2024.
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Residents in Fukamimachi waiting for help from members of the Japan Self-Defence Forces in Wajima on Jan 6, 2024.
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Residents standing in line to buy goods on Jan 6, 2024, at a reopened supermarket in Wajima that was damaged by the earthquake.
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A resident in Fukamimachi gesturing in gratitude before heading to a Japan Self-Defence Forces rescue helicopter in Wajima on Jan 6, 2024.
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Mr Tomonori Akiyama holding his cat as he looks at the mess and damage caused to his home in Wajima by the earthquake.
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Residents sleeping in their car as they fear further danger from aftershocks following the earthquake in Wajima.
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Mr Yutaka Obayashi and his wife Akiko, who have been living in their car since the earthquake hit, greeting firefighters in gratitude in Wajima on Jan 6, 2024.
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Residents in Fukamimachi heading to a Japan Self-Defence Forces rescue helicopter in Wajima on Jan 6, 2024.
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Residents waving to neighbours who have boarded a Japan Self-Defence Forces rescue helicopter in Wajima as they wait for their turn on Jan 6, 2024.
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