Occurring at 21h26 on April 14 (local time) in Kumamoto Prefecture, in the center of Kyushu Island, in southwestern Japan, the earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale caused great losses in both human and local residents.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, this is considered a powerful earthquake in Japan seismic intensity scale including 7 levels measured in the center of Kumamoto Prefecture .
" After the earthquake, at least 9 people were killed, more than 400 people were taken to the hospital. About 44,000 people were evacuated. Many houses were heavily destroyed ," Reuters reported.
Witnessing this disaster, Kyodo photographer promptly recorded images of the severe consequences of earthquakes left to the people here.
Some ruined images after the earthquake in Kumamoto:
Disaster struck, many houses collapsed in just a moment
Many beautiful buildings were destroyed
Stone walls crumbled
The Shinkansen high-speed train system was also seriously damaged
The dish of a restaurant becomes a piece of gourmet discarded, after the earthquake.
At least 9 people died, hundreds were injured:
Firefighters check a collapsed house after the earthquake, looking for people stuck to rescue in time
A woman was taken out of the house by a lifeguard collapsed with a stretcher
A man was also rescued by a worker on a stretcher and taken to a safe place, after being rescued from a collapsed house.
People are miserable .
Mashiki townspeople wrap blankets, sit on the street, stay away from high-rise buildings to prevent earthquake aftershocks.
Little sister sleeps in the middle of the street, in the heart of relatives
Elderly people still suffer extremely in the middle of the night because of the earthquake
Fatigue is evident on the face of the old woman at the health and welfare center (used as an evacuation place after the earthquake).
Japan lies on the intersection of 4 tectonic plates. This is also the country that suffered about 20% of the strong earthquake in the world. However, strict construction laws and strict implementation process helped Japan minimize the damage caused by small earthquakes.
