00:00The ground suddenly began to move like a walking ocean.
00:03Japan is facing yet another one of nature's greatest tests.
00:07A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the Kumamoto area on Japan's southern island of Kyushu.
00:15The heaviest damage occurred at a shopping mall and a factory,
00:18where the sheer intensity of the earthquake caused the mall's second floor to collapse,
00:23trapping numerous people inside.
00:25Rescue teams have been working tirelessly through the night to extract people,
00:29and according to reports from public broadcaster NHK,
00:32the deaths of two women have been confirmed so far.
00:36The scenes were terrifying,
00:38the sounds of children crying and shop merchandise scattered completely everywhere.
00:43Following the earthquake, electricity has been cut off to more than 40,000 homes,
00:48while several workers remain missing due to a collapsed chimney at the Yatsashiro plant.
00:53Fortunately, there is no major threat of a tsunami,
00:56but bullet trains and local transport services have been temporarily halted for safety.
01:01The Japanese government and rescue forces are fully active.
01:05Stay connected with us for further updates.
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