Search and rescue teams race to pull survivors from the debris of Japan’s New Year’s Day 7.6 magnitude earthquake. The death toll has risen to at least 55 people, but experts say Japan’s ability to prepare ahead of disaster curbed the worst of the damage.
Dr. Kit Miyamoto is a structural engineer with a special emphasis on disaster zones. His global engineering and humanitarian organization started in Sacramento and has offices around the nation. He is on the ground in Japan, near the epicenter, and said it looks like a war zone.
“Pretty incredible scenery, I’m talking looking like after the World War II bombing almost,” Miyamoto said. “It’s unbelievable and shocking sights.”
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