An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck the country’s Kumamoto prefecture
Speaking to reporters at her office in Tokyo, Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said the number of casualties and extent of the damage in the area – which was devastated by a tremblor a decade ago – were still being assessed.
“We have already been informed that people have been injured. Power outages and fires have occurred in some areas, and there has also been damage to roads and bridges and the collapse of buildings,” Takaichi said.
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