Powerful Earthquakes Strikes Southern Japan

At least two people are dead and 45 injured after a  powerful earthquake struck southern Japan late Thursday. Both victims are from Mashiki, the hardest hit town near the epicenter. Earlier, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto hospital said they had admitted or treated 45 victims, 5 of whom were seriously injured. The U.S. Geological Survey said the initial 6.2 magnitude quake was followed by several others in Kumamoto prefecture, on Japan's Kyushu island. At least 19 houses have...

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