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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Japanese woman evacuating amid tsunami warning dies after car falls off road

A woman in Japan died while evacuating during a tsunami warning after a massive 8.8 earthquake struck Russia’s far east Kamchatka peninsula on Wednesday.

The 58-year-old was driving when her small car veered and fell about 20m from a national highway in Kumano, Mie Prefecture.

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