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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck with its epicentre in Kumamoto

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck with its epicentre in Kumamoto. Parts of the second floor and exterior walls of Aeon Mall Kumamoto, a shopping centre in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, collapsed, leaving many people trapped. More than sixty injured people were taken to the Yatsushiro Northern Regional Medical Centre, while power cuts affected 48,000 households. According to the Kumamoto Prefectural Police, fire services and other authorities, fires, collapsed homes and incidents of people being trapped were reported in Uki, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto and other cities.

Source: Mainichi Shimbun