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According to BBC News Turkish, 55 people lost their lives in the earthquake in Japan, the tsunami warning has been lifted, search and rescue efforts continue

The number of people who lost their lives in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred yesterday in Japan has risen to 55. Search and rescue efforts continue after the earthquake. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said search and rescue workers were "racing against time".

Up to 3,000 rescue workers are searching for those trapped under the rubble on the Noto Peninsula. 

Images taken from the helicopter reveal that many buildings and infrastructure have been damaged and fires have broken out. Road transport to the city of Wajima, on the northern tip of Noto, was closed.

Japan's military is also distributing food, water and tents to those forced to flee their homes. The government said 57,360 people had been evacuated from their homes.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) had issued a major tsunami warning for the coastal cities of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama in the west of the country after the earthquake. JMA later removed this warning.

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