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Japan earthquake causes 1,700 people to evacuate in Osaka Prefecture, 334 houses damaged

Beijing, June 19, according to Japan's Kyodo News reported on the 19th, Japan's northern Osaka prefecture 18 6.1 magnitude earthquake, as of the next day 19 at 7:30 am, about 1700 people evacuated in the prefecture. It is reported that most people spent the night at the evacuation point. According to the fire department of Osaka Prefecture and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of partially damaged residential buildings has reached 334. 265 in Osaka, 64 in Tokyo, three in Nara Prefecture and two in Hyogo Prefecture.

Osaka prefectural police launched an investigation on suspicion of negligent death in business after an illegal building facade collapsed on Taka˜² Municipal Elementary School in Osaka Prefecture, resulting in the death of a fourth-grade girl (9 years old).

An expert dispatched by Japan's Education Ministry told the media after inspecting the site, "The short steel bars connecting the outer wall to the foundation below may have caused the vulnerability." Lin Fangzheng, minister of education and arts, said at a press conference that relevant units of Chinese middle and primary schools will also be asked to carry out urgent safety checks on the outer walls.

According to the fire agency, as of 6:30 am on the 19th, the number of people injured in six prefectures reached 376. Parts of Osaka prefecture are still without water and gas, and efforts are being made to repair infrastructure.

According to the KMA, a total of 26 earthquakes occurred in northern Osaka as of 11 a.m. Monday, starting with a magnitude 4 earthquake in the early morning of the 19th. The center of western Japan, until the 20th May be very strong thunderstorms, some of the affected houses were covered with blue plastic sheets.

In Iwaki City, Osaka Prefecture, an "emergency hazard judge" investigating the risk of collapse of damaged buildings has begun operations. By the afternoon of the 19th, about 10 people will carry out inspections.

Gao˜², where water was cut off in some areas, has largely recovered. The city has deployed water trucks around the clock, especially for middle and primary schools. Minmei City is still without water.

Gas supplies to about 112,000 households in Taka˜², Iwaki, Atsutsu and Suita cities were cut off and will be restored by Friday.

Fukata City issued evacuation instructions for one household in the city's Sakuragi town of Kari-en, citing the risk of landslides. In addition, the city issued an evacuation advisory for 12 households living in nearby shared homes.

After the earthquake, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Monday sent two disaster assessment officers, who guide emergency measures for public civil facilities, to investigate rivers and roads in Osaka prefecture. The Meteorological Agency dispatched a mobile survey team of eight people to check the condition of the earthquake observation points.

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