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New Earthquake Shakes Japan
Prensa Latina
the capital, since Sunday s 6.9 degree earthquake .
The victim was a 52-year-old woman who was squashed by a lantern. Firemen, soldiers and police continue rescue operations in the devastated area.
Thousands of people fled their homes and spent the night in improvised shelters because the earthquake destroyed 70 traditional houses and 300 other buildings, as well as seriously damaging public transportation, water supply, streets and the Noto Airport.
Authorities are keeping the region on earthquake alert this week, fearing more aftershocks.
Because of its location on the Pacific Fire Belt, Japan registers hundreds of seismic movements annually, most of them of great strength.
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