Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida said rescuers were in a “battle against time” as the death toll from the series of strong earthquakes rose to 55.

A magnitude of 7.6 jolted Japan on Monday afternoon damaging buildings and roads, which also prompted the country to issue tsunami warnings along the coast. The tsunami warnings were later lifted on early Tuesday morning.

Forty-eight people were confirmed dead in Ishikawa prefecture on the main central island of Honshu, officials said. Sixte

Woman survives 72 hours under rubble after 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Noto peninsula

An 80-year-old woman who was trapped under rubble for more than 72 hours was pulled out by rescuers after a powerful earthquake rocked Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture.

Firefighters from Osaka prefecture were able to assess the presence of a person and then found the woman under the rubble of a two-storey house, officials from the fire department said, reported The Asahi Shimbun newspaper.

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