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Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (36 files)

Images from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, also known as the Kobe Earthquake, of January 17, 1995.
mhc-ghe 195 b2-14 The scale of the fires and the destruction of the water system fequently ment that only one firefighter could be assigned to a fire that might normally have 40 or 50 firefighters attending. Keywords: kobe, earthquake, firefighter, hoses, fire, protective clothing, japan
mhc-ghe 195 b3-15 The emergency services were stretched to the limits trying to protect and inform the public. Keywords: policewoman, megaphone, disaster zone, earthquake, japan, kobe, fire, destruction
mhc-ghe 195 b6-5 Bewlidered parents and children watched as emergency services tried their best to rescue trapped people and deal with fires. Keywords: kobe, earthquake, japan, mother, child, holding hands
mhc-ghe 195 s1-11 With the fire brigade stretched to the limit most people were compelled to fight fires with whatever came to hand. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, extinguishers, red, fire, kirin, crate
mhc-ghe 195 s2-35 The noise of the earthquake was one of its most notable features, but the noise of the aftermath was significant too, with the double beat of Chinook helicopters overhead, the incessant sirens of the emergency services, and the alarms of cars crushed by falling buildings which continued to sound for days until the cars' batteries died. This buidling was a multi-storey carpark. The fire in the distance covered several citiy blocks. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, carpark, multistorey, smoke, pall, gulley, river
mhc-ghe 195 s3-10 Many people survived the quake, only to be trapped by rubble and then unable to escape were killed by the subsequent fires. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, men, death
mhc-ghe 195 s3-11 A man is led away from fires burning out of control Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, men, death
mhc-ghe 195 s3-12 A man is led away from fires burning out of control Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, men, death
mhc-ghe 195 s3-13 Volunteers walked through residential areas listening out for people who might be trapped. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, men, death
mhc-ghe 195 s3-14 People were shocked by the power of the quake and the level of destruction, wanting to help but initially were unsure what to do. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, men, fire service
mhc-ghe 195 s3-15 Wearing only what they had on at the time the quake struck, many mucked in with the overstretched emergency services in a desperate bid to fight the fires. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, men, firefighter, hoses, red, car
mhc-ghe 195 s3-18 Fires rapidly consumed whole areas with no one to tackle them. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire
mhc-ghe 195 s3-19 People watched the fires, powerless to intervene Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire
mhc-ghe 195 s3-21 Large apartment blocks collapse on themselves. Often they were built above their own carports which took the brunt of the damage Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, car, crush
mhc-ghe 195 s3-25 Underequipped and overstretched firefighters did their best to tackle huge blazes, often single-handed. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, firefighter, hose, water
mhc-ghe 195 s3-3 Some firefighters were helpless. Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, firefighter
mhc-ghe 195 s3-32 A rare example of two firefighters working together on that day Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, firefighter, hose, water
mhc-ghe 195 s3-34 A rare example of two firefighters working together on that day Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, firefighter, hose, water
mhc-ghe 195 s3-35 Parts of Higashinada were utterly devasted by the quake and ensuing fires Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire
mhc-ghe 195 s3-38 People looked on as their neighbourhoods were razed to the ground Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire
mhc-ghe 195 s3-4 Some firefighters were helpless Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, firefighter
mhc-ghe 195 s3-6 Huge areas of Higashinada were engulfed in the fires which took three days to burn out Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire
mhc-ghe 195 s3-9 In some places the police managed to insert cordons and keep the stunned public back for their own safety Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, hose
mhc-ghe 195 s4-11 The police tried to warn the public of the extreme danger in some areas of Higashinada where the fires were immense Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, fire, policewoman, megaphone, danger, flames
mhc-ghe 105 b18-7 Survivor of the Kobe Earthquake - 10 years on. Taniguchi-san: "I ran straight out of the house. It was dark. I took refuge straight away in the local centre. At about 9am the fires started. Total destruction." Keywords: kobe, earthquake, japan, survivor, tatami, Taniguchi-san
mhc-ghe 195 s4-3 Large areas of Higashinada were devastated by the quake and ensuing fires. Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, onlooker, devastation, higashinada
mhc-ghe 195 s4-32 Burnt out cars, motorcycles and buildings in the Higashinada area one week after the quake struck Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, higashinada
mhc-ghe 195 s4-34 Burnt out cars and builings and abandoned fire hoses in Higashinada a week after the quake struck. Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, higashinada
mhc-ghe 195 s4-35 Burnt out cars and buildings a week after the quake struck, Higashinada Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, higashinada
mhc-ghe 195 s4-4 The fires in Higashinada burned for three days. Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, higashinada
mhc-ghe 195 s4-6 The police did their best to warn the public of the most dangerous areas. Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, higashinada, policewoman, megaphone, public, running to safety
mhc-ghe 195 s5-15 The remains of a house in Higashinada a week after the quake struck Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, higashinada
mhc-ghe 195 s5-3 In many cases people were forced to abandon their attempts to fight the fires in order to escape with their lives. Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, higashinada, slipper, hose, abandoned
mhc-ghe 195 s5-36 Many modern buildings suffered collapse about a third of the way up their structures, with the top floors dropping onto lower ones. Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, office block, highrise
mhc-ghe 195 s5-4 Burned out buildings and cars in Higashinada a week after the quake struck Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, higashinada
mhc-kim 195 s1-6 A high rise sideswiped an adjacent tower block as it collapsed in the quake. Keywords: earthquake, kobe, japan, fire, destruction, devastation, towerblock, topple, damage, sideswipe, blue, terracota

Non-specific images (1 file)

mhc-nyc 409 d102 Fire hydrant, NYC Keywords: fire hydrant, standpipe, red, gold, sunlight, NYC

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