Drone video shows scale of Japan earthquake devastation

Aerial footage from Wajima City on Japan’s Noto Peninsula shows the destruction caused by a series of powerful earthquakes and the fires sparked by the tremors.

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[Zagura]

Oh my god, it's just rubble. It's all just rubble and blown out buildings. It's misery. Absolutely terrible. I am sorry for the losses, and hope that the survivors are able to mend their broken hearts, businesses, and homes.

Stay strong Wajima.
Stay strong Japan.

[HumanPeace]

Heartbreaking. Thoughts from Canada ❤

[levmoses]

💔😔🥺 4am, can’t imagine the losses. Praying for quick recovery and best support for all who survived.

[reddydc]

This looks like a warzone, mother nature doesn't mess around

[jamilabagash]

My goodness! This looks like a war ravaged area. Very distressful. Stay strong Japan. A lot of respect for the japanese people's resilience. May you all get through this trial safely and quickly.

[DewayneSchofield-psyi]

This is just devastating no matter where you are in the world

[ovdwyrd]

I hope other countries will help Japan as well, as they do for other countries when they are facing calamities like this.

[Kalpitak]

This is extremely sad to watch ..
Prayers for the survivors..

[leifjohnson]

Wow ---- the severity of the distraction is almost unbelievable. My heart goes ou to the people of Japan.

[WaKincaid]

Tragic, unimaginable, Biblical, and heartbreaking

[ronaldcole]

Unnerving those buildings are mostly better built for earthquakes than many on the US West coast.

[Cordite]

These types of events are what the US government should be donating funds to help with if they are going to give other countries money

[mohamadalaswad]

This is shocking knowing that Japanese structures are built to withstand high magnitude earthquakes. My prayers to those who were affected ❤

[jihamshikdar]

Japanese people are extremely hard working people.

[pmgda]

I am Japanese.I was very encouraged to read everyone's comments. Looking at the Korean news about the earthquake in Japan, many Koreans made heartless comments about the earthquake in Japan, and there were many comments celebrating the earthquake in Japan, and it was very heartbreaking to make comments without any humanity or morality.😭

[sumiland]

Overwhelming devastation! 🥺💔 i hope people got out and survived. Buildings can be rebuilt, people can't. We must help them recover 💝

[BlueJeansandJellyBeans]

It is hard to contemplate. Very sad. I pray for all those people.🙏

[angellight]

What specifically caused the fire? It looks like the town went through a fire tornado. 😮🙏

[Mom_Non]

Tragic 😢 prayers for them. The aftershocks and tsunamis are just as terrifying. This looks like the aftermath of the earthquake my family went through when we lived in Taiwan. I had never seen such carnage in person. Same magnitude too, 7.6. 😢

[joshuastoner]

Bro anyone else thinks that looks like a bomb went off