Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
Images from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, also known as the Kobe Earthquake, of January 17, 1995.

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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 195 s4-22 In some places children were left to fend for themselves, trying to recover things from their destryed homes Keywords: destruction, kobe, earthquake, japan, roof, tiles, boy, alone

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