The moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit Japan
A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate. The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge. More than 40,000 households are without power and several people are missing after a chimney collapsed at a paper factory in the Kumamoto prefecture, according to the police who are being cited by Japan's public broadcaster NHK. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Delhi as part of the cockroach protests, calling for educational reforms.
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Video shows locations across the region where a strong earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island on 28 July.
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A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate.. The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge.. More than 40,000 households are without power and several people are missing after a chimney collapsed at a paper factory in the Kumamoto prefecture, according to the police who are being cited by Japan's public broadcaster NHK.. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Delhi as part of the cockroach protests, calling for educational reforms.
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A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate. The quake caused power outages, damaged roads, brought down part of a castle wall, and destroyed a footbridge. More than 40,000 households are without power and several people are missing after a chimney collapsed at a paper factory in the Kumamoto prefecture, according to the police who are being cited by Japan's public broadcaster NHK. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Delhi as part of the cockroach protests, calling for educational reforms.