13 dead in Japan quakes
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A BARRAGE of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks has thundered across northern Japan, killing at least 13 people, knocking down buildings and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes for safety.
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At least 18 people were killed, nearly 900 injured and at least three missing in Niigata Prefecture after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked northern Japan along the Sea of
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OJIYA, Japan  - Military helicopters evacuated earthquake victims from a wrecked village and traumatized residents huddled in shelters and salvaged belongings from flattened homes Sunday in the aftermath of a string of earthquakes in northern Japan that killed at least 16 people and injured a reported 900 others.
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A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan&#39;s main northern island of Hokkaido early Monday. Authorities say at least 13 people were injured.
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TOKYO - Two deaths and more than 90 injuries were reported after a strong earthquake rattled northwestern Japan Saturday. The 6.8 magnitude tremor toppled several houses in rural Niigata prefecture, about 250 kilometres north of Tokyo.
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A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled, a
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Tokyo - A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and swarms of aftershocks rocked central Japan and the capital Tokyo on Saturday, killing at least eight people including four children, officials said.
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TOKYO -- Rescue workers airlifted residents out of isolated villages and sifted through wreckage for earthquake survivors yesterday, a day after a series of strong temblors hit northwest Japan, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 1,500.
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and a series of aftershocks hit Japan's capital Tokyo and its surrounding areas killing at least two people, officials and press reports said.
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OJIYA, Japan  - A powerful earthquake and strong  aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least 14 people,  injuring more than 700 and knocking out power and phone  services to at least 278,000 homes, media said.
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A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaid, injuring 13 people, the Meteorological Agency and police said.
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A series of powerful earthquakes has killed at least 18 people and injured more than 800 people in northern Japan. The first quake struck on Saturday in Niigata prefecture, 200km north of Tokyo, followed by strong aftershocks.
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The two strong earthquakes that hit western Japan on Sunday night left 42 people injured in 10 prefectures and apparent tsunami flipped 14 moored fishing boats in Mie Prefecture, according to the National Police Agency.
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The tropical typhoon that wreaked havoc in southern Japan and South Korea, killing 13 people, hits north Japan's Honshu island.
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Aftershocks continue to rock the island of Sumatra, where a series of earthquakes have killed 13 people.
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TOKAMACHI, Japan, Oct 26  - The death toll from powerful quakes in central Japan has risen to 26 with 2,500 people injured and three still missing, police said Tuesday.
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Strong aftershocks continued to shake Niigata Prefecture and surrounding areas on Monday as the death toll from the series of quakes that struck the region along the Sea of Japan