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Impact on Japan's northeast after M7.4 quake NHK

People in Japan are still cleaning up, a full week after a magnitude-7.4 quake shook much of the nation.

Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed in the earthquake. It left three people dead, and more than 200 others injured.

Workers are still trying to repair critical infrastructure. The powerful shake forced a bullet train off of the rails.
East Japan Railway says it could take nearly a month to fully restore service.

Some people in the Northeast are still without water, with no word on when things will be back to normal.

Several power plants remain offline because of the earthquake.

When temperatures dropped earlier this week, the government warned of power outages in the capital and beyond. That has been lifted. But people are still asked to conserve electricity.
Summary
7.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan, causing damage to hundreds of homes; three dead, over 200 injured. Critical infrastructure repair ongoing, including bullet train restoration estimated for nearly a month. Water shortages persist in Northeast with uncertain timeline for normalcy. Power plants
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ID: 623b2701-f5d0-4147-a6b0-08fa35ed5dbd

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220323_42/

Date: March 23, 2022

Created: 2022/03/23 22:56

Updated: 2025/12/09 17:26

Last Read: 2022/03/23 22:56