Evening briefing: Japan downgrades tsunami warning for Noto region; Dec marks highest air traffic in India, more news

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Published on: Jan 1, 2024, 19:09:01 IST

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A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck the Noto Peninsula on Japan’s northwest coast on Monday morning, triggering a ‘major’ tsunami warning for several coastal prefectures in the country. Reports also said that the quake already triggered a tsunami for a wide swath of the country that was expected to reach as high as five meters in some areas. Amid this, the Japanese authorities on Monday evening downgraded the ‘major’ tsunami warning to ‘tsunami warning’ in the Noto region. Dig deeper

This general view shows badly damaged buildings along a street in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. (AFP)

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