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Japan Earthquake
A man cries as he talks with his sister while an operation to rescue their father is continued in Mashiki, on April 16, 2016.Ryosuke Uematsu—AP
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Houses are seen in a landslide-hit area in Minamiaso, southern Japan, on April 16, 2016.Kyodo News/AP
7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan After Earlier Kills 9
Rescue team saved a man from his house buried alive in Kumamoto, on April 16, 2016.Taro Karibe—Getty Images
Japan Earthquake
Houses are seen destroyed after an earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, on April 16, 2016. Ryosuke Uematsu—AP
Japan Earthquake
A man cries as he talks with his sister while an operation to rescue their father is continued in Mashiki, on April 16, 2016.Ryosuke Uematsu—AP
Japan Earthquake
A man hunks down in front of a collapsed residence where his mother is being trapped after an earthquake in Mashiki, on April 16, 2016.Kyodo News/AP
Police officers conduct a search operation at the site of a landslide caused by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
Police officers conduct a search operation at the site of a landslide caused by an earthquake in Minamiaso, Japan, on April 17, 2016.Yohei Fukai—Kyodo News/AP
A man walks at a damaged area by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
A man walks at a damaged area by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Japan, on April 17, 2016.Shizuo Kambayashi—AP
A man hugs his mother as they leave their house buried in a landslide caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Two nights of increasingly terrifying earthquakes flattened houses and triggered major landslides in southern Japan. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
A man hugs his mother as they leave their house buried in a landslide caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Japan, on April 17, 2016.Yuki Sato—Kyodo News/AP

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