The death toll from a powerful earthquake that triggered landslides in northern Japan has nearly doubled to 35 as tens of thousands of rescue workers rake through solid mud to find more survivors.
About 16,000 people remain evacuated to emergency shelters, as 31,000 households on Hokkaido island still have no water, and about 20,000 homes are without power following the 6.6-magnitude quake that struck at about 3am on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of Japanese rescue workers and troops continued combing through collapsed buildings today for those missing for a third straight day in a northern hamlet buried by landslides from the powerful earthquake.
New Chitose Airport, the main gateway to Hokkaido in Sapporo, closed immediately after the quake as debris fell inside the terminal. It was also hit by a power outage, as a result of region-wide blackouts.
The airport resumed domestic flights yesterday, but many passengers were unable to book seats on flights from Hokkaido because scores of people have been waiting to leave – including those who have been sleeping in the damaged terminal since the earthquake shook the area.
A boy carries a pack of water that he received at a shelter in Atsuma, Hokkaido, northern Japan Saturday, September 8, three days after a powerful earthquake knocked out power to the entire island of 5.4 million people, swamped parts of a neighbourhood in the main city of Sapporo in deep mud and triggered destructive landslides
It's a tough task for police officers and fire fighters as they search through collapsed structures for missing people following a large landslide in Atsuma, Hokkaido, northern Japan
Stranded passengers queue up in lines to wait for their flights at New Chitose Airport, Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The regional airport was beginning to resume operations after hundreds of flights had been cancelled, stranding thousands of travellers, due to Thursday's power outage and light quake damage
Passengers crowd around the terminal as they check-in at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido prefecture after a powerful 6.6-magnitude quake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on September 6
The Hokkaido government had said earlier today that 30 people are dead or presumed dead and nine remain missing – up from yesterday's death toll of 18. But in a further update, public broadcaster NHK said that 35 are dead.
All but three of the victims are residents of the town of Atsuma, where landslides destoyed and buried houses at the foot of steep forested hills that overlook rice fields.
After more than a day of digging there were no reports of survivors being pulled from their crushed homes in the outskirts of the town of Atsuma, not far from the quake's epicenter. Five people still remain unaccounted for in the town.
About 600 people sustained minor injuries, according to the local government of the northern Hokkaido island.
Rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs have been scrabbling through solidified mud to find more survivors.
'We never had landslides here,' said Akira Matsushita who lost his brother in Atsuma, a seaside community of about 4,600 that advertises itself as a destination for surfing and a great lifestyle.
Rescuers search for missing people at the site of a landslide triggered by Thursday's earthquake in Atsuma, Hokkaido, northern Japan. Japanese rescue workers and troops are searching for the missing for a third straight day in a northern hamlet buried by landslides from the powerful earthquake
Japan's Ground Self-Defense's personnel with a rescue dog work at a large landslide site in the Yoshino district of Atsuma
Rescue teams continue searching through a large landslide site in the Yoshino district of Atsuma, after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake killed 30 people
'I couldn't believe until I saw it with my own eyes,' he told TV Asahi. 'When I saw it, I knew no one could survive.'
Most residents in Atsuma have sought meals, water and shelter at the local social services office.
'There are no supplies, so the shop simply cannot function. It's tough,' said Yasuhiro Kurosaki, a young father whose wife was cradling their infant son outside the small supermarket owned by his father.
Shelves inside the darkened shop were bare aside from a few boxes of potato chips.
Further inland, unharvested rice fields stretched before a long expanse of hillside that had collapsed all at once, bringing earth and timber down on homes that had been tucked along the edge of the mountain.
Some 40,000 rescue workers, including Self-Defense Forces drafted in specially, are continuing the search for survivors with the aid of bulldozers, sniffer dogs and 75 helicopters, according to the top government spokesman.
'They're doing their best around the clock,' Yoshihide Suga told reporters.
Workers remove the mud caused by ground liquefaction from a street after a powerful earthquake in Kiyota ward of Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Saturday. Thursday's powerful earthquake hit wide areas on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Some parts of the city were severely damaged, with houses left tilting and roads crumbled or sank
A worker walks past cars half buried in mud caused by ground liquefaction after a powerful earthquake in Kiyota ward of Sapporo, Hokkaido
A worker removes heavy debris from a damaged street as a vehicle half buried in mud can be seen behind him in the street
All three million households on Hokkaido island lost power when Thursday's quake damaged a thermal plant supplying electricity to the region, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said power was mostly restored.
'Thanks to hard work to boost power supply throughout the night, the number of households without power has declined to 20,000,' Abe told a cabinet meeting to discuss the quake.
The return of electricity came as a huge relief for residents. About half of Hokkaido got power back on Friday, and all but 20,000 households had power this morning.
'It was a relief that it was back yesterday evening, but it feels it took time,' said 66-year-old Sapporo resident Tatsuo Kimura, adding that the blackout was a reminder 'of how important electric power is in our life.'
The Prime Minister, who will meet quake survivors in Hokkaido on Sunday, said that the government would release emergency funds to deliver food, water and fuel needed for power generators at hospitals.
Residents bring out their belongings from an earthquake-damaged house in Kiyota ward of Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Saturday, September 8, 2018
International flights at the main airport in Sapporo resumed operations on Saturday, while bullet trains began service the day before. Above: stranded passengers wait for flights to start at New Chitose Airport
Tourists from South Korea and China were able to head home from New Chitose Airport, outside of Sapporo. About 1,600 people spent the previous night at the airport (above), according to Japanese media reports
The earthquake also collapsed a handful of houses and walls in the main regional city of Sapporo but considering the strength of the quake, the death toll was relatively light, with the majority of victims coming from the landslide in Atsuma.
International flights at the main airport in the regional capital of Sapporo resumed operations on Saturday, while bullet trains began service the day before.
Tourists from South Korea and China were able to head home from New Chitose Airport, outside of Sapporo. About 1,600 people spent the previous night at the airport, according to Japanese media reports.
Japan’s transport ministry said that about 90 international flights were scheduled to depart from and arrive at New Chitose Airport, which is the main gateway to Japan’s quake-hit Hokkaido prefecture, reports xinhuanet.
Hokkaido has become a popular destination for tourists from other parts of Asia.
Some parts of Sapporo were severely damaged, with houses left tilting and roads crumbled or sunken. A mudslide left several cars half buried, and the ground subsided in some areas, leaving drainpipes and manhole covers protruding by more than a meter (yard) in some places.
'This is shocking. I was always walking on this street and I had never imagined this road could collapse in such a way,' said resident Noriyuki Sumi. 'But, if you think positively, imagine if I was walking here when this took place. I might have lost my life. So, I try to think I am lucky in this unfortunate situation.'
Toyota Motor Corp. announced that it would suspend nearly all its production in Japan on Monday. Toyota makes transmissions and other parts in Hokkaido and also has suppliers on what is the northernmost of Japan's four main islands.
Thousands of people have spent several nights in shelters following the quake - the latest in a string of natural disasters to batter the country
Rescue operations continued throughout Friday night, as personnel shone bright lights on to mud-caked areas to find survivors
A road damaged by the earthquake is seen in Abira town, Hokkaido prefecture. The quake was the latest in a string of natural disasters to batter the country
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said it would take at least a week to fully restore power to all communities due to damage at a thermal power plant at Tomato-Atsuma that supplies half of Hokkaido's electricity.
'We're trying to do it faster, but it will likely take a week,' Seko said. He urged residents to conserve power.
The quake was the latest in a string of natural disasters to batter the country.
Western parts of the country are still recovering from the most powerful typhoon to strike Japan in a quarter of a century, which claimed 11 lives and shut down the main regional airport.
Japan sits on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' where many of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.
On March 11, 2011, a devastating 9.0-magnitude quake struck under the Pacific Ocean, and the resulting tsunami caused widespread damage and claimed thousands of lives.
Aerial view of houses damaged by a landslide in Atsuma town, Hokkaido prefecture on September 6, 2018, after an earthquake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, triggering landslides and bringing down several houses
Residents look at the damage caused by the earthquake to a road in Sapporo. Japan sits on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' where many of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded
One of the many homes damaged by landslides following last Thursday's earthquake, which was 6.6-magnitude
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Main photo article The death toll from a powerful earthquake that triggered landslides in northern Japan has nearly doubled to 35 as tens of thousands of rescue workers rake through solid mud to find more survivors.
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