HEAVY RAINS AND EQRQUAKES HIT JAPAN|日本天災 北陸豪大雨.地牛頻翻身

Two moderately strong earthquakes rattled the opposite ends of Japan over the night of July 1st. The quake in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, registered 5.1 on the Richter scale, while down south, the one in Kyushu was 4.5 in magnitude. Meanwhile rain continues in parts of Japan, and in Europe, the mercury hits record high highs in Romania. Around midnight of July 1, Japan's New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido video recorded the earthquake. Airport operation remained normal while some JR trains stopped for security reason. Residents were at shock. ==RESIDENT, Abira Cho, Hokkaido== We heard loud sound, everything was shaking. We were in deep sleep, and we got scared. ==RESIDENT, Abira Cho, Hokkaido== We were ready to run for life, it was crowded. Kyushu's Kumamoto Ken recorded a 4.5 Richter magnitude scale earthquake. Japan Meteorological Agency pointed out, the earthquake may be the after-shock from the earthquake occurred last April. In the next few days, there may be another earthquake at magnitude scale of four to five. In addition to earthquake, front brought heavy rain to Japan. The accumulated precipitation from July 1 to 2 has already accounted 80 to 90% of last July's record. ==(VOICE:) NINOMIYA NAOKI Anchor, NHK Morning News== We forecast the front will stay put, and the southern areas of northern and north-eastern territories are the center of storms. Until July 3, thunders will come along with heavy rains at precipitation of 50 millimeters per hour. The areas mentioned will have heavy rainy weather. In other side of the globe, Romania of Eastern Europe is experiencing heat waves. Capital City Bucharest had 44 Celsius degrees, while some cities reached 33 to 38 or even 40 Celsius degrees. ==RESIDENT, Bucharest== The best way to avoid heat problems is to drink more water, stay in the shade and not in the sun. I recommend spending more time in supermarkets, where it's much cooler. Romanian Ministry of Health urges people to stay indoor from 11am to 6pm, in order to avoid heat stroke. TRANSLATED BY: ANTHONY LIN 日前橫掃台灣和日本九州的鋒面，持續向北移動。造成本州面對日本海的北陸地區，以及東北地方的南半部出現豪大雨。另外，北海道發生芮氏規模5.1的地震，九州的熊本縣，也受到去年大地震後續餘震的影響，傳出芮氏規模4.5的地震。 這是7月1號接近午夜，日本北海道的新千歲機場、監視器拍到的地震景象。儘管機場沒有受到影響，正常運作，但JR的部份列車停駛以策安全。深夜時分，不少當地居民都嚇壞了。 ==北海道安平町居民== 咚...抗...的巨響 天搖地動的.... 我們正在熟睡 都嚇壞了.... ==北海道安平町居民== 已經準備逃命了...大家擠成一團 南邊的九州熊本縣，也傳出芮氏規模4.5的地震。日本氣象廳指出，熊本縣的地震是去年4月大地震的延續，和這次北海道的地震都屬於淺層地震，未來幾天仍舊可能出現規模4到5的餘震。除了地牛翻身，滯留鋒面帶來的豪大雨，1號到2號兩天的雨量，就佔了往年7月整個月雨量的八到九成。 ==聲音來源 NHK晨間新聞主播 二宮直輝== 預計鋒面接下來會呈現停留狀態 以北陸和東北地方南半部為中心 到3號為止將伴隨著打雷 可能出現每小時50毫米以上的豪雨 並再度出現大雨的天氣 遠在東歐的羅馬尼亞，則是為熱浪所苦。首都布加勒斯特，甚至出現攝氏44度的高溫。其他地方也有33到38度，甚至突破40度的紀錄。 ==布加勒斯特居民 艾德瑞安== 要避免熱浪就是要多喝水 待在有遮蔭的地方 少曬太陽 我建議大家多去超商賣場 那裡有冷氣可以吹 除了多喝水，羅馬尼亞衛生部也提醒民眾，中午11點到傍晚6點儘量不要出門，以免中暑。 記者徐家仁 報導