Japan Earthquake Latest Report

January 2, NANAO, Japan (Reuters) – After a strong earthquake struck Japan on New Year's Day, at least thirty people died. Rescue crews were still having difficulty on Tuesday getting to remote locations where buildings had collapsed, roads had been destroyed, and tens of thousands of houses had lost power. After the Monday afternoon earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, some coastal residents fled to higher ground as tsunami waves smashed Japan's west coast, carrying some automobiles and houses into the sea.