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Damage after big earthquake hits Japan

Emil Lendof

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Sep 6, 2018

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A powerful 6.7 earthquake rocked Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power across the island and forcing a nuclear power plant to switch to a backup generator. AP

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Police search for survivors in housing rubble.

Police, in blue with yellow uniform, search for missing persons around a house destroyed by a landslide after a powerful earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6,… AP

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A police officer checks around buildings destroyed by a landslide after a powerful earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Several people were reported missing in… AP

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Buildings destroyed by a landslide block a road after an earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Several people were reported missing in the nearby the… AP

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Cars are stuck in mud-covered road after an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. A powerful earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday,… AP

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Residents watch a road damaged by an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. A powerful earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, causing… AP

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A cracked road and destroyed buildings are seen after an earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Several people were reported missing in the nearby the… AP

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Mud covers the road in Hokkaido, Japan September 6, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Instagram @TAKA_RR via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A… REUTERS

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A road is damaged by an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. A powerful earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, causing landslides… AP

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Cars are stuck in mud covered road after an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. A powerful earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early… AP

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Houses damaged by a landslide caused by an earthquake, are seen in Atsuma town in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 6, 2018…. REUTERS

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Mud covers the road in Hokkaido, Japan September 6, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Instagram @TAKA_RR via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A… REUTERS

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Vehicles are seen stuck in mud covering the road in Hokkaido, Japan September 6, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Instagram @TAKA_RR via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS… REUTERS

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Rescuers search for survivors in building rubble.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel search for missing persons at the site of a landslide triggered by a powerful earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan AP

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Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) search for survivors from a house damaged by a landslide caused by an earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in this photo… REUTERS

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Landslides are seen in Atsuma, Hokkaido, northern Japan Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Rescuers were rushing to unearth survivors and restore power Thursday after a powerful earthquake jolted Japan’s northernmost main… AP

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This aerial photo shows the site of a landslide after an earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. A powerful earthquake rocked Japan’s northernmost main island… AP

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