Japan Quake Followed by Mall Explosion, Multiple Feared Dead

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he ground shook for barely half a minute. Yet in those terrifying seconds, lives were upended across Japan’s southern island of Kyushu. A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake ripped through Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday afternoon, reducing buildings to rubble, derailing trains, sparking fires and leaving thousands scrambling for safety. Then, just as survivors believed the worst had passed, disaster struck again.Continue Reading