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- Authorities send 300,000 people to evacuation centers, 'quite a few' people said trapped in mall, after Kumamoto prefecture hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tsunami warning lifted The post Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared i
- Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall explosion
- "Many people" were feared trapped in a stricken shopping mall in Japan late on Tuesday, authorities said, after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly injured more than 100.
- Powerful quake hits southern Japan
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Authorities send 300,000 people to evacuation centers, 'quite a few' people said trapped in mall, after Kumamoto prefecture hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tsunami warning lifted The post Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall explosion appeared first on The Times of Israel .
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Authorities send 300,000 people to evacuation centers, 'quite a few' people said trapped in mall, after Kumamoto prefecture hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tsunami warning lifted The post Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall expl
Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall explosion
"Many people" were feared trapped in a stricken shopping mall in Japan late on Tuesday, authorities said, after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly injured more than 100.
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Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall explosion
Authorities send 300,000 people to evacuation centers, 'quite a few' people said trapped in mall, after Kumamoto prefecture hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tsunami warning lifted The post Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall explosion appeared first on The Times of Israel .
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Powerful quake hits southern Japan
"Many people" were feared trapped in a stricken shopping mall in Japan late on Tuesday, authorities said, after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly injured more than 100.
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