Multiple people feared dead after explosion following Japan quake | #RTÉ News
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping centre.
The Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the quake has caused extensive damage and casualties.
Ms Takaichi said authorities were still assessing the full extent of the damage in the area, which was devastated by a deadly quake a decade ago.
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