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| Buildings collapse, people trapped after 6.7 quake triggers landslide in Japan | Buildings collapse, people trapped after 6.7 quake triggers landslide in Japan |
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| A large-scale rescue operation is underway on the Japanese island of Hokkaido after a powerful 6.7 earthquake triggered a massive landslide that swallowed a number of houses, reportedly trapping people inside. | |
| The rural town of Atsumi has been partially devastated after a chunk of a mountain ridge slid and covered several houses, aerial footage by NHK broadcaster showed. At least 10 people were taken to the hospital, while some remain trapped in collapsed structures. | |
| Damage from the 6.7 earthquake which struck Japan just after 3am local time was also reported in Tomakomai city, where according to police more than a dozen households were affected. | |
| At least five houses collapsed on the island, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. | |
| The quake triggered widespread power outages that affected nearly three million houses. Hokkaido Electric Power Co. said its thermal power plants shut down, and that it was urgently working to resolve the issue. | |
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