Second quake kills 19, aftershocks continue
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Tokyo - At least 19 people died and more than 1,000 were injured in a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu early Saturday, while a series of aftershocks rattled the region, authorities said.
Dozens more were trapped or buried under rubble, and the government was to increase the number of troops to be dispatched to the region to 20,000 within two days, from 2,000 already on site, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference.
Two university students have been confirmed dead after they were buried under a leveled apartment building in Minamiaso village, broadcaster NHK reported, while many others also died after they had been trapped under collapsed houses.
- DPA
