Japan quake killed 5, injured hundreds


	Japan quake killed 5, injured hundreds

invictus

7-16-2007 7:20 AM

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7-16-2007 11:16 AM

wiccantexan

A second 6.6 has just hit the Sea of Japan, same region.

7-17-2007 4:38 PM

cementedminds

Wow. Terrible. Two friends of mine flew to Japan on Sunday and were very worried about this.

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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - A strong earthquake struck northwestern <SPAN id="lw_1184583516_0">Japan</SPAN> on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, buckling roads and bridges and causing a fire at a nuclear power plant. At least five people were killed and hundreds were injured.
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