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7.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan leaves 2 dead and 94 injured
More than 2 million families were left without electricity.
An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck eastern Japan on Wednesday, killing two people and issuing a tsunami warning. The event occurred specifically off the coast of Fukushima, with similar repercussions in Tokyo and other nearby regions. This was announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Likewise, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the region, explained that in addition to the two deceased, there are 94 injured, of which four are serious. In addition, several highways in the east of the country will remain closed until the situation normalizes and does not represent a risk for the inhabitants.
For its part, the state agency Kyodo explained that the earthquake generated a small tsunami, but without serious effects on the coast of the region. The Japanese authorities will keep the population alert to a possible one-meter-high tsunami on the east coast of this country.
Equally, the northwest and east of the country were left without electricity, affecting approximately 2 million families, as reported by the electric companies Tepco Power Grid and Tohouku Electric Power Network.
Tepco company. is analyzing the damage caused at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, where there are large loads of nuclear fuel and where containment and dismantling work is being carried out to prevent another incident like the one in 2011, when a "nuclear emergency" occurred due to the earthquake. " throughout the region.
In this sense, the Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority assured that until now no irregularities have been detected in the nuclear power plants in the areas affected by the earthquake. Even the worst-affected city, Fukushima Daiichi, has reported no variation from regular radiation levels.
A woman The 26-year-old, who lives in a single-family home in Kawaguchi, about 20 kilometers north of Tokyo, said "the whole building was shaking and things were falling off the shelves."
The young woman, named Iida, said that the earthquake reminded her of the one that occurred on March 11, 2011, which caused great and devastating damage.
Videos have circulated on social networks showing strong movements of subway cars, street furniture, offices and buildings.
