Two Powerful earthquakes have struck Southwestern Japan and this has killed at least 29 people and it also left many people trapped under flattened homes and sending thousands of residents to seek refuge in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies.The exact number of casualties stay unclear and more rescue efforts are being undertaken.
Kumamoto Prefectural official Tomoyuki Tanaka confessed that the death tolls are rising each hour and with the latest standing at 19 from Saturday’s magnitude-7.3 quake that shook the Kumamoto region on the southwestern island of Kyushu at 1:25 a.m.On Thursday night, Kyushu was hit by a magnitude-6.5 quake that left 10 dead and more than 800 injured.
A series of earthquakes hit Japan with a magnitude of 5.4 this morning. Japanese media reported that more than 200,000 homes are without power and basic needs like Drinking water have also been failed.Most of the evacuation centres are filled with people huddled in blankets, bed spreads, so on. NHK TV showcased stones tumbled from walls of istoric Kumamoto Castle.
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