10 years after Kumamoto earthquakes, 278 victims remembered
A memorial ceremony was held in Kumamoto Prefecture on Thursday for people who died when huge earthquakes hit the prefecture particularly hard 10 years ago.The April 2016 earthquakes claimed the lives of a total of 278 people in Kumamoto and neighboring Oita Prefecture, including deaths from indirect causes. Thursday marked exactly 10 years since the main quake occurred.The memorial was held at Kumamoto-Jo Hall in Kumamoto and was cosponsored by the prefectural government and all municipalities in the prefecture.
