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Collapsed house -

A man sits on the roof of a collapsed house in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024.

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Vehicles -

Several vehicles piled up after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day.

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Damaged car -

A worker looks at a car that has fallen into a cavernous crack in the road on January 3, 2024.

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Collapsed building -

A collapsed building in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.  

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Relief operation -

The disaster dispatch arrives in Nanao for search and rescue operations. 

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Damaged building -

A view of a collapsed building in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. Nanao was one of the cities most affected by the earthquakes.

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Stranded -

A large ship washed ashore in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa. 

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Rescue -

A resident from the city of Suzu is carried to safety by firefighters, after being rescued on January 3, 2024.

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Fires -

A number of fires devastated the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, following the earthquake. 

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Damaged house -

A house torn from its foundations by the earthquake in Nanao, Japan. 

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Fallen buildings -

Firefighters stand before a massive building that crushed a house in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024.

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Capsized boats -

An aerial photo of the Suzu harbor showing many capsized boats, taken on January 3, 2024, in the aftermath of the New Year's Day earthquake. 

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Assessing the damage -

Firefighters stand before several destroyed homes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024, following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

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Road cracks -

The devastating earthquake opened massive cracks in a road in the Japanese city of Nanao, Ishikawa.

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Wajima Morning Market -

Locals observe the area where the Wajima Morning Market used to be, before being destroyed by a fire.

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Clean up -

A man cleans up debris in front of a house in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture.

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Destruction -

An aerial photo shows the damage in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024, just 24 hours after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the region.

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Damage -

A building destroyed by the quake with a car inside in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 03, 2024.

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Devastated neighborhood -

A general view of a neighborhood in the city of Suzu, devastated by the quake. Japanese authorities warned of heavy rains and landslides in the aftermath. 

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Water -

Water packs are handed to people at the Shika Town Hall in Shika, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024.

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Destroyed house -

Powerful aftershocks destroyed a wooden house in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024.

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Shelter -

Residents take shelter in a greenhouse on January 02, 2024, in Wajima, Japan.

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Trapped car -

A car is trapped under a collapsed house in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024.

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Collapsed building -

A rescue vehicle can be seen parked next to a multi-story building that has fallen on its side in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024.

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Fire -

Smoke can be seen rising after a fire in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024.

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Collapsed temple -

An aerial photo shows a collapsed temple in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024.

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Damaged house and car -

Passersby observe a house that has fallen onto a car in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on January 2, 2024.

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Store -

A supermarket employee cleans up products that have fallen from the shelves in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on January 2, 2024.

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Destruction -

The lights are still on in this temple that is barely standing in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Search and rescue -

Firefighters search for survivors in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024.

See also: The most daring rescue missions in recent history

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