Japan Kumamoto earthquake: What happened, damage, victims, latest updates
- A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu on Tuesday, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and starting fires.
- The quake was followed by aftershocks as emergency crews continued rescue operations and assessed the scale of the destruction.
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- A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu on Tuesday, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and starting fires.
- The quake was followed by aftershocks as emergency crews continued rescue operations and assessed the scale of the destruction.
- Recommended Stories list of 1 itemlist 1 of 1People feared dead in Japan after magnitude 7.1 quake causes blast at mallend of listHere is what we know so far:What happened in Japan?
Sources: Al Jazeera