Twin earthquakes in Japan kill at least 29 - death toll likely to increase

Japan suffered the wrath of two powerful earthquakes a day apart and it left at least 29 people dead and trapped many others beneath flattened homes, as a result, thousands of residents fled to seek refuge in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies. Around 1,600 soldiers have joined rescue efforts and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that the damage from the magnitude-7.3 quake could be extensive. However, the Nuclear Regulation Authority has indicated that there are no abnormalities at Kyushu's Sendai nuclear plant.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 16 April 2016.

Kumamoto Prefectural official has revealed that the death toll was continuously rising and it stood at 19 from Saturday's magnitude-7.3 quake that shook the Kumamoto region on the southwestern island of Kyushu and another 19 when the second quake of magnitude 6.5 struck Kyushu - it left another 800 injured.
The epicenters of the quakes have been relatively shallow about 10 kilometers and close to the surface, resulting in more severe shaking and damage. As per local media reports, nearly 200,000 homes were without electricity and drinking water systems had also failed in the area.


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