Aichi quake injuries rise as damaged schools close for checks

A follow-up report puts the injury toll at 19 after footage showed shattered showroom windows, cracked walls and fallen ceiling panels in Toyohashi.

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愛知　未明に最大震度5強　少なくとも17人けが　ショーウィンドウのガラスが粉々に県「余震などに備えて最大限の警戒を」｜TBS NEWS DIG

The cleanup after Aichi's early-morning earthquake has extended from damaged businesses to schools, with two elementary schools temporarily closed for safety checks, Japan's TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN reports.

Its widely watched initial report follows reporter Tsukasa Yano outside an Audi dealership in Toyohashi, where workers clear shattered showroom glass from the sidewalk. Inside, footage shows cracked walls and fallen ceiling panels. The store manager says he has never experienced damage on this scale and is working toward reopening as quickly as possible.

The magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck western Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan, shortly after 1 a.m. on November 8. The report includes recordings of the shaking at Nagoya Station and Chubu Centrair International Airport. Chita, in neighboring Aichi, registered upper 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, which describes shaking at a particular location rather than the earthquake's overall magnitude.

The initial report counted at least 17 injured people, including a woman who fractured her ankle after falling while evacuating. In its November 9 follow-up, the broadcaster raised the toll to 19 and reported damage to school facilities. At an elementary school in Higashiura, a glass-block wall fell into a multipurpose space below; a vice principal said it was fortunate the collapse happened outside school hours.

The follow-up also says Toyota resumed operations at all its factories after inspections. Aichi authorities continue to urge maximum vigilance against aftershocks.