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AP PHOTOS: The path of destruction from Japan’s earthquakes
In this Saturday, April 16, 2016, file photo, a resident stands in front of damaged house in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Naoya Osato/Kyodo News via AP, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
TOKYO (AP) — Back-to-back deadly earthquakes on successive nights near the city of Kumamoto in southern Japan have toppled buildings and triggered landslides.
Residents are on edge as strong aftershocks jolt the region. Officials were warning that rain expected Saturday night could cause more landslides.
Nearly 200,000 homes were without electricity, and drinking water systems had also failed in the area, Japanese media reported. Around 400,000 households were without running water.
A historic shrine and castle were also damaged by the magnitude-6.5 earthquake on Thursday night and the 7.3 quake early Saturday morning.
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