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Japan Earthquake Leaves 18 Dead | Annapolis News
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shattered southwestern Japan, killing at least 18 and injuring over 60 as buildings crumbled and chaos erupted. The Aeon Mall in Kashima collapsed on its second floor, trapping shoppers and sparking a deadly gas explosion — four confirmed dead, three missing. Elsewhere, a factory chimney collapse killed five, and a Vietnamese intern died under a falling crane — Japan’s first foreign fatality. Tens of thousands remain without power or water, over 8,000 displaced, with homes flattened and some swallowed by rivers. Rescue teams, including Japan’s Self Defense Forces…
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