Japan earthquake injures 50 and traps ‘many people’ inside shopping mall
- 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.
Sources: Guardian