Disaster Prevention Day

About 1.6 million people across Japan took part in an annual emergency drill on Tuesday, with schoolchildren taking cover under desks and top officials meeting in response to a mock natural disaster.

At least 322 people were killed and 3,225 injured in road accidents during the one-week Thai New Year (Song-kran) celebrations, the country's disaster prevention and mitigation department said Friday.

About 1.6 million people across Japan took part in an annual emergency drill on Tuesday, with schoolchildren taking cover under desks and top officials meeting in response to a mock natural disaster.

At least 322 people were killed and 3,225 injured in road accidents during the one-week Thai New Year (Song-kran) celebrations, the country's disaster prevention and mitigation department said Friday.