Japan northwest coast on alert for potentially large aftershocks after highest-level tsunami warning is dropped

Dubai: Japan has warned residents of northwest coast to be on the alert for potentially large aftershocks over the coming days, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 off the Noto Peninsula destroyed homes and roads, triggering a highest-level tsunami warning. Later on Monday, Japan dropped its tsunami alert but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come. Two deaths reported Two people were feared dead in Nanao on the Noto Peninsula, police told the Japan Times. Authorities in Japan do not typically confirm deaths until determined by a coroner, the news site said. At least six were also said to be trapped in collapsed buildings in Wajima, Ishikawa…