9 dead, over 900 hurt in M6.8 quake in Niigata, vicinity
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan, July 17 KYODO
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked a wide area centering on Niigata Prefecture on Monday morning, killing nine elderly people, injuring more than 900 people while causing a blaze at a nuclear plant, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and a Kyodo News tally.
The 10:13 a.m. quake caused minor tsunamis measuring up to 20 centimeters, disrupted public transportation and destroyed 780 houses, leading about 10,000 people in Niigata to evacuate. It also resulted in widespread power failures and cuts in water supplies, as strong aftershocks continued in the area.
Four of the seven nuclear reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station, the world's largest nuclear power plant in terms of power output capacity, were operating or set to commence operation at the time of the earthquake and automatically shut down after sensing the strong quake.
Source: Kyodo News
Fortunately, nothing big happened in Gunma.. ^^
Day 4 of abstinence
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