More than 30,000 in shelters after strong earthquake in Japan(1/6)

People receive water in Shika in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Jan. 3, following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast on Monday. (Photo/Agencies)

More than 30,000 people have to spend the night in evacuation centers in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures

The death toll has risen to 78 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of Thursday morning, after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity.

Evacuees make a bed with cardboard at a shelter in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

A couple shelter inside their car after evacuating from their home nearby in the town of Anamizu, Ishikawa prefecture after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

Evacuees rest at a shelter in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

Blue tarpaulins are given out in Shika, the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, for people affected by a strong earthquake that jolted a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast, J an. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

Evacuees rest at a shelter in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 3, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)