Japan quake victims shelter, future uncertain
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - More than 12,000 people prepared for a second night in evacuation centers in northwest Japan on Tuesday after an earthquake the previous day killed nine people, injured more than 1,000 and triggered radioactive leaks from a nuclear plant.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Thousands of weary and frightened  residents of northern Japan were spending a second night in  shelters, cars or in the open on Sunday after Japan's deadliest  earthquake in nine years killed at least 21 people.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - More than 10,000 people sheltered in evacuation centers on Tuesday in Japan's northwest after a strong earthquake flattened hundreds of houses, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 900.
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AFTERSHOCKS were felt in Japan last night, two days after the countryâs deadliest earthquake for nearly a decade claimed at least 23 lives.
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Some 100,000 people in Japan remained in emergency shelters Monday night as aftershocks shook Niigata Prefecture following weekend earthquakes that killed 26.
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NIIGATA-Aftershocks continued to rattle the quake-ravaged Chuetsu region Monday amid the damp, cold weather while thousands of evacuees struggled to survive in emergency shelters, cars and tents.
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Rain has triggered fears of fresh landslides in the Niigata region hit by Japan's deadliest earthquake in nine years as exhaustion was wearing down tens of thousands in shelters.
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The US government and the military in Japan stand ready to help earthquake victims in Niigata following Saturdayâs deadly quake and aftershocks that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 2,700, US officials said Monday.
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Dozens of aftershocks shook northern Japan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 17 people and injured nearly 1,000 as houses collapsed and landslides devastated a village, stranding hundreds.
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Some 100,000 exhausted survivors of Japan&#39;s deadliest earthquake in a decade awoke in makeshift shelters for a third day on Tuesday as rain threatened to hamper relief efforts and trigger new landslides.
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OJIYA, Japan -- Thousands of residents in northern Japan spent the night outdoors after three powerful earthquakes rattled the region, killing at least 16 people.
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Thousands spend a second night in shelters as rescue efforts continue after a series of earthquakes in northern Japan.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Rescuers who saved a toddler  buried for four days by Japan's deadliest earthquake in a  decade were unable perform a second miracle for his sister on  Thursday, as close to 100,000 people remained in makeshift  shelters.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi surveyed the earthquake damage in northern Japan on Tuesday, meeting people camped out in a high-school gymnasium after the nation&#39;s
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STRONG aftershocks jolted central Japan today after thousands spent a night in shelters following the country&#39;s deadliest quake in nearly a decade that left 24 people dead.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Nearly 8,000 people spent an anxious night in evacuation centers in northwestern Japan after a strong earthquake flattened hundreds of houses and killed at least seven people.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - More than 10,000 people huddled in evacuation centers in northwest Japan on Tuesday after an earthquake flattened homes, killing nine people, injuring more than 900 and triggering a leak of contaminated water from a nuclear plant.