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The moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit Japan

The moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit Japan
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A powerful earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island, causing widespread power outages and significant infrastructure damage. Authorities have initiated evacuations as rescue operations continue for several missing individuals.

The moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit Japan Close A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island 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.

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