Japan earthquake injures 50 and traps ‘many people’ inside shopping mall
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken south Japan, leaving at least 50 people injured, with some trapped and presumed dead inside a partly collapsed shopping mall.
The earthquake hit the Kumamoto prefecture on the southern Kyushu island late on Tuesday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes and damaging roads, bridges and buildings.
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters authorities were still assessing the extent of the damage in the area, which was devastated by another deadly quake a decade ago.
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken south Japan, leaving at least 50 people injured, with some trapped and presumed dead inside a partly collapsed shopping mall.
The earthquake hit the Kumamoto prefecture on the southern Kyushu island late on Tuesday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes and damaging roads, bridges and buildings.
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters authorities were still assessing the extent of the damage in the area, which was devastated by another deadly quake a decade ago.