death toll rises to at least 6 people after EarthQuake

strikes Japan on New Year's Day

By Sahar Akbarzai and Chie Kobayashi, CNN

At least six People have died in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture following a

7.5 earthquake magnitude that struck central Japan on monday,
acording to the countrys public broad caster NHK, which cited local
police.

One olderly man was confirmed dead after being rescued from a house
that collapsed due to the earthquake, NHK said, citing the police.

Dozens of people has been injured in 4 other perfectures, including

Toyama and Niigata, according to hospitals and authorities, NHK
reports. In an interview with CNN Philippines’ Traffic Center, PISTON
president Mody Floranda said 73.5% of the jeepneys in Metro Manila did
not join a cooperative or corporation to consolidate their franchises into a
single franchise.

The fire department also said its responding to reports of people being
trap under damage buildings, NHK said.

The quake struck at 4:10 p.m. Local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6

miles) in the noto peninsula of Ishikawa prefecture, according to the
Unted States Geological Survey.