Original title: the earthquake in Japan's capital circle injured 32 people and derailed a tram
Beijing, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) according to Japanese media reports, an earthquake occurred in the northwest of Chiba County, Japan on the evening of the 7th local time, and the earthquake intensity in Tokyo's duzuli District reached 5. This is the first earthquake with a magnitude of more than 5 measured in Tokyo's 23 district after the 2011 East Japan earthquake. According to the statistics of the Fire Department of the Ministry of general affairs on the 8th, 32 people were injured, including 2 in Saitama county and 1 in Chiba county.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau, the first three carriages of the five car tram running near the Sheren Park Station of the new transportation system "rimuri Sheren line" in Zuli District derailed, resulting in three passengers falling and other injuries. The repair may take several days. Japan's Transportation Safety Commission has sent railway accident investigators.
After the earthquake, Shinkansen, Japan Railway (Jr) lines, private railways and subways were shut down one after another, and people waiting for taxis to go home lined up in the station. Some people get off the tram, move on the tracks, or spend the night in the station.
According to various railway companies, as of the morning of the 8th, most routes had resumed operation, but they were significantly delayed, affecting people going to work and school. JR East Japan implemented current restriction at Kawaguchi station (Saitama Prefecture) due to chaos.
The capital expressway is also restricted on a large scale. The Tokyo Airport Office of the Ministry of land, resources and transportation said that four runways of Tokyo Haneda Airport were temporarily closed. There was a fire at the oil refinery in xiupu City, Chiba County, but no one was injured.