Second big quake hits southern Japan, damage and death toll mounts

Updated On Apr 18, 2016 09:31 am IST
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Houses are seen destroyed after an earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 18, 2016 09:31 am IST

Houses are seen destroyed after an earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture. (AP)

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Romon gate (bottom R), designated as a nationally important cultural property, and other buildings damaged by an earthquake are seen at Aso Shrine in Aso. (REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Romon gate (bottom R), designated as a nationally important cultural property, and other buildings damaged by an earthquake are seen at Aso Shrine in Aso. (REUTERS)

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Collapsed houses are seen in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture on April 16, 2016. (AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Collapsed houses are seen in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture on April 16, 2016. (AFP)

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Crack in the ground caused by the earthquake are seen in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture. (AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Crack in the ground caused by the earthquake are seen in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture. (AFP)

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Exterior wall of the city hall fall off after the earthquake in Uto, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Exterior wall of the city hall fall off after the earthquake in Uto, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. (AP)

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A couple heads to their home past a collapsed house in Mashiki. (AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A couple heads to their home past a collapsed house in Mashiki. (AFP)

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Local residents look at cracks caused by an earthquake on a road in Mashiki town. (REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Local residents look at cracks caused by an earthquake on a road in Mashiki town. (REUTERS)

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A landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan on Saturday. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan on Saturday. (AP)

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Vehicles sit at a parking lot damaged by an earthquake at Minamiaso in Kumamoto prefecture. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Vehicles sit at a parking lot damaged by an earthquake at Minamiaso in Kumamoto prefecture. (AP)

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A man stands in front of a building collapsed by an earthquake in Kumamoto. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man stands in front of a building collapsed by an earthquake in Kumamoto. (AP)

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People rest on grass in fear of aftershock at an evacuation site in Kumamoto. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People rest on grass in fear of aftershock at an evacuation site in Kumamoto. (AP)

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Police officers check a collapsed house after an earthquake in Mashiki town. (REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Police officers check a collapsed house after an earthquake in Mashiki town. (REUTERS)

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Evacuees take off their shoes at the entrance of a health center in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture on April 15, 2016, after a 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu on April 14. (AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Evacuees take off their shoes at the entrance of a health center in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture on April 15, 2016, after a 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu on April 14. (AFP)

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Hotel guests gather in the lobby after being evacuated from their rooms following an earthquake early Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Kumamoto, southern Japan. (ap) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Hotel guests gather in the lobby after being evacuated from their rooms following an earthquake early Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Kumamoto, southern Japan. (ap)

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A worker surveys the damage at a 7 Eleven convenient store following an earthquake, Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Kumamoto, southern Japan. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 18, 2016 09:31 am IST

A worker surveys the damage at a 7 Eleven convenient store following an earthquake, Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Kumamoto, southern Japan. (AP)

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A collapse wall is seen in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture on April 15, 2016. (AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A collapse wall is seen in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture on April 15, 2016. (AFP)

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A woman walks past houses destroyed by Thursday's earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, April 15, 2016. (AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman walks past houses destroyed by Thursday's earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Friday, April 15, 2016. (AP)

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