41 people were reported killed in the earthquake aftershocks shook the region of Kumamoto, Japan.
As reported by AFP on Saturday (16/04/2016), hundreds of houses road and the railway line when the hillside landslide slammed by an earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter Scale (SR) is. A number of buildings were destroyed, including a university dormitory and apartment complex where dozens of people who until now unaccounted for.
"We realize that in some locations there are still people buried alive," said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference.
"The police, firefighters and Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel continue to mobilize all their ability to rescue the victims," he added.
7 magnitude earthquake was centered near the city of Kumamoto on the southern island of Kyushu. According to the US Geological Survey, USGS, the quake was recorded at a depth of just 10 kilometers. This earthquake had triggered a tsunami warning but later revised.
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