Reports of deaths and people trapped inside buildings after second quake in as many nights in Kumamoto region on island of KyushuA powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 has struck southern Japan barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed nine people.
Police on Saturday were reported as saying that at least six people had been killed. Authorities said hundreds of calls had advance in from residents reporting people trapped inside houses and buildings on the island of Kyushu.
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Source: theguardian.com