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Wow! The first big quake I've experienced. Quakes actually, lots of aftershocks and then a smaller repeat many minutes after.
I remained on Sado this weekend as I have some school festivals to attend today, but if they were not happening I would have been in Ojiya for sure.
Here on Sado we are on another tetonic plate from the mainland, but it still reached 4 on the japanese scale (out of a maximum of 7).
Tried to call a number of friends in the Nagaoka are, all phone lines were busy or dead. Heard Niigata City was without power. Some homes have collapsed, cars with passengers burried in mudslides, as of last report 13 confirmed dead. Scary stuff.
I will be there next weekend for sure, ... my thoughts with everyone there, I'll report more when I know it.
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