DEATHS FEARED AFTER ‘MANY PEOPLE’ TRAPPED INSIDE JAPANESE SHOPPING CENTRE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE – AS IT HAPPENED

An ⁠earthquake ​with ⁠a ⁠preliminary magnitude ​of ‌6.8 ‌struck ‌the country’s Kumamoto prefecture Kyushu Electric Power said ​48,000 homes had lost power as a result of the latest ​quake, while railway company JR… Kumamoto airport also shut its runway, as airlines diverted and cancelled flights.

World news | The Guardian reports that an ⁠earthquake ​with ⁠a ⁠preliminary magnitude ​of ‌6.8 ‌struck ‌the country’s Kumamoto prefecture Kyushu Electric Power said ​48,000 homes had lost power as a result of the latest ​quake, while railway company JR…

The report adds: Kumamoto airport also shut its runway, as airlines diverted and cancelled flights.

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