Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake -- the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years -- caused massive damage(损害) and many people are missing and feared dead. The 8.9 magnitude(级)quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japan...
Massive Earthquake Shatters Japan
But with more than 200 people missing, the disaster is likely deadlier than the 2016 earthquake and could be the worst since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the east coast of Japan in 2011. Shigeru Sakaguchi, the mayor of badly-hit Wajima city, said there are likely more than 100...
The most serious earthquake of the past several decades struck near Kobe in January 1995, killing more than 6,000 people and measured only a 6.8. Japan has strict urban building codes requiring buildings to withstand even the most massive quakes and has prepared extensively for major earthquakes ...
Big earthquake slumped luxury price As the market was worried about the sales prospects of luxury goods in Japan, luxury shares fell sharply on Monday. Japan is the third largest luxury consumer market in the world. It is also an important source of profits for Hermes, Burberry, LVMH and the...
But Japan's one-two punch proved especially devastating for the earthquake-savvy country, because few scientists had predicted the country would experience such a large earthquake and tsunami. Japan's scientists had forecast a smaller earthquake would strike the northern region of Honshu, the country...
Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan.The quake--the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100years--caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday (March 11)off Japan's eastern coast,and...
Many Japanese netizens have also voiced concerns regarding nuclear power plants along the Sea of Japan and called for the decommissioning of the plants. "There is a nuclear power plant still operating in Fukui prefecture near the disaster-stricken area. There is a possibility of a massive aftersho...
【小题2】A细节理解题,根据第一段第一行Thousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan可以知道答案,所以选A【小题3】B细节理解题,由第二段最后一句he largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.可以知道答案,所以选B【小题4】D细节理解题,由倒数第...
USGS seismologists warned on Monday that aftershocks could last for months. 1:34 p.m. 18:56:10, January 2, 2024 Japan quake death toll rises to at least 30 From CNN’s Mayumi Maruyama The death toll from the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s west coast on Monday has ri...