Wajima, located in western Japan, was struck by multiple earthquakes. At least 30 people have been killed in Ishikawa prefecture on January 1st. Numerous buildings have collapsed and fires spread across the city. Official are worried as more earthquakes might strike the area in the next few days.
Vocabulary:
• Footage: videos or recordings taken by a camera.
• Extent of damage: how much harm or destruction happened.
• Toll: the total number of bad things that happened, like injuries, deaths, or damage.
• Amid: in the middle of or among.
• To hamper: to make something harder by getting in the way.
• Landslide: A landslide is when a lot of rocks and dirt suddenly slide down a hill, which can damage things in its path.
• Casualties: the number of people hurt or killed in an event.
• To collapse: to fall down suddenly.
• Power: electricity.
• Lifted: in this case, stopped.
Source: WSJ News YouTube channel.