Strong aftershock kills 2
Posted by JAC on 4/11/2011, 2:23 pm
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_02.html


Two people were killed and 3 others seriously injured in a strong aftershock that hit northeastern Japan on Monday evening.

Police say that in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, 4 people were trapped inside a house buried under mudslides triggered by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck at 5:16 PM.

Police and firefighters pulled them from the debris, but a 16-year-old girl was confirmed dead and the 3 others were seriously injured.

The police say 2 more people are unaccounted for, reportedly trapped inside another house buried by mudslides.

In neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture, a 46-year-old man was carried to hospital after he was found unconscious in a parking lot near his house in Ryugasaki City. He apparently fell during the quake and suffered a blow to the head. He was later confirmed dead.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 01:26 +0900 (JST)
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