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IPFS News Link • Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation

1,000 quakes recorded in two Kyushu prefectures in two weeks since initial jolt

• japantimes.co.jp

The frequency, ranging from minor jolts to the magnitude-7.3 temblor that occurred two days after the initial April 14 quake, is unusually high, the agency said, noting the nation's total last year was 1,842. It warned people should stay alert for more earthquakes.

Major transportation lines have rapidly recovered in the region, with bullet train services on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line resuming on all tracks as of Wednesday. The Kyushu Expressway is expected to fully reopen on Friday.

But repairs to smaller roads have lagged, with rocks, trees and debris from buildings severing routes in at least 295 locations.

Debris generated by the earthquakes has piled up on streets in parts of the city of Kumamoto, with public garbage collection services hard-pressed to cope, prompting the Self-Defense Forces to help haul away waste starting on Thursday.

Some 90 SDF members helped move burnable debris onto privately-run garbage trucks in the morning. They then used seven SDF vehicles to carry home electronics and other nonburnable waste to disposal sites.


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