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Arson suspected as meteorological centre warns of dangerous conditions
Extreme winds in Turkey kill 6 and injure 52
At least six people have been killed and 52 others injured in southern Turkey, amid warnings of dangerous conditions brought on by strong winds.
The Turkish weather service said the winds, generated by the tail of a cold front, had caused significant damage across southern and eastern Turkey, with roofs blown off buildings in the cities of Malatya and Istanbul and tree branches whipped up by gale-force winds.
A boat capsized in an Istanbul canal on Friday evening, killing four people and injuring eight, the disaster management agency said.
The province of Ayvalik, on the Black Sea coast, was the worst affected, with a separate weather-related traffic accident that killed one person and injured six, it said.
Warnings had been issued about the predicted dangerous conditions, as strong winds and heavy rain hit Turkey and neighbouring countries, raising the risk of flooding and mudslides.
Earlier in the day a bus crashed in the Black Sea coastal city of Belek, killing the driver and injuring at least nine people, according to the disaster management agency.
The meteorological centre earlier said the winds and rains were the result of a cold front moving across the country, although rain was also forecast for the Aegean.
The eye of a massive tsunami struck southern Japan just after dawn on Saturday, with authorities warning that additional tsunami waves could hit within 24 hours.
The sea around the epicentre of the tsunami exceeded the level of the tsunami height recorded on Saturday morning by the National Research Agency, the forecaster said.
The prefectural public broadcaster NHK said there were no reports of damage or injuries.
Fifteen houses were damaged and more than 300 people evacuated in Soma, a town devastated by the tsunami in 2011, local media reported. The town has been shaken by recent earthquakes.
In the Andaman Sea, meanwhile, tsunami waves triggered by high winds and rain flooded dozens of villages, destroying hundreds of homes and hampering rescue operations, the Disaster Management Agency said.
Flooding hit about 22 villages in Atsuma, from where a tsunami warning was issued, damaging some 870 houses, NHK said. The agency said 50 people were missing.
Five boats carrying cargo were washed out to sea and hundreds of fishing boats were grounded near an area damaged by a previous quake in Ipe, on the west coast, NHK said.
A rescue team of emergency workers look out at a partially flooded area in Ipe, on the west coast of the Pacific, on Saturday. Photograph: Kyodo/AP
Earlier in the week, a 3.4-magnitude quake struck Ipe, about 25 miles (40km) northwest of the city of Izmit. No casualties were reported in either incident.
The quake struck an area that was hit in 2011 by a massive tsunami after an 8.9-magnitude quake off the coast of Fukushima.