Japan earthquake relief plane hits passenger jet killing 5 people in Tokyo
Published Jan. 3, 2024, 12:02 p.m. by Bethany
Rescuers in japan have been struggling to reach coastal areas where many are feared trapped under collapsed buildings after the powerful earthquake on New Year’s Day.
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At least 55 people are known to have died after the initial 7 point 6 magnitude earthquake - the deadliest to hit the country in eight years - struck the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
As rescuers battled to find survivors, there was further tragedy in the capital tokyo. A Coast Guard plane, preparing to fly earthquake aid from Haneda Airport to Niigata collided with a japan Airlines jet. Five people onboard the coast guard plane died. But everyone on the burning passenger aircraft managed to get out safely.
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