Twenty-five cats escape Japan mall damaged by quake
- Momo, Kohaku, Tango, Shandy -- a fluffy Norwegian Forest Cat -- and the others were in Cat Cafe MOFF on the ground floor of the Aeon mall in Kashima when the deadly 7.1-magnitude quake hit on Tuesday.
- The mall was evacuated and employees returned to retrieve the cats when a huge explosion -- likely caused by gas -- ripped through the building, and staff "hurriedly evacuated", the cafe said.
- At least 34 people died in the quake, according to authorities in the southwestern Kumamoto region.
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- Momo, Kohaku, Tango, Shandy -- a fluffy Norwegian Forest Cat -- and the others were in Cat Cafe MOFF on the ground floor of the Aeon mall in Kashima when the deadly 7.1-magnitude quake hit on Tuesday.
- The mall was evacuated and employees returned to retrieve the cats when a huge explosion -- likely caused by gas -- ripped through the building, and staff "hurriedly evacuated", the cafe said.
- At least 34 people died in the quake, according to authorities in the southwestern Kumamoto region.
Sources: France 24