Two Disasters in Japan: January 2024
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
January 3, 2024 8:08pm CST
It was a sad thing that Japan experienced a killer earthquake on January 1st. The killer earthquake's magnitude was 7.6 and affected the Noto Peninsula. There were five deaths and two injuries yesterday (January 4), but the death toll increased to more or less 100 and evacuated 100,000.
It is not only that; a Japanese flight airline (JAL-516) collided with an airplane (A-350) and was engulfed in fire at Haneda Airport on January 2. There were no deaths on the passengersplane, but five people died on the Coast Guard plane.
Have there ever been moments when you wanted to avoid the news?
Image Credit: media.cnn.com
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
4 Jan 24
Yes, there have been times I avoided the news. The aftermath of 9/11 is a prime example.
While I’m so sorry for any loss of life, I’m thankful that things, especially with the plane collision, weren’t worse. Over 370 people got out of that passenger jet alive, which is a miracle. The worst plane disaster in history was a similar incident, in the Canary Islands.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
5 Jan 24
Really horrifying.
Yes there are moments when I want to stop seeing news.
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@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
4 Jan 24
No, I don't avoid news because I want to know what is happening locally and in other parts of the world.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
5 Jan 24
I am glad that you are. During the peak of the pandemic, I never dared to watch or read any news about the coronavirus. I got tired of knowing what was happening around the globe. With this Japanese company, daily news is what they are using for learning materials online. Thus, it made me read news around the world lately.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
4 Jan 24
That's a terrible earthquake. I hope more people will get help and there will be less damages in Japan. I still want to know more news. It doesn't matter it's sad or not. It is important for me to know what's happening in the world rather than knowing the fake news.
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