Photo Special: Magnitude-7.3 earthquake strikes Kumamoto Pref.
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A tearful earthquake evacuee is seen in Shirakawa Park, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, at around 2:30 a.m. on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
An earthquake evacuee wrapped in a blanket stands in Shirakawa Park, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, in the pre-dawn hours of April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
Earthquake evacuees who spent the night wrapped in blankets are seen in front of the town hall in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A large crack that formed in front of the town hall is seen in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
Earthquake evacuees who spent the night outdoors wrapped in blankets are seen in front of the town hall in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The heavily damaged Uto Municipal Government Office is seen in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The heavily damaged Uto Municipal Government Office is seen in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A collapsed road is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A collapsed road is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A collapsed road is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A collapsed road is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A man is carried on a stretcher after being rescued from a collapsed house, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, at 6:27 a.m. on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
Police and other emergency workers try to rescue someone buried in the ruins of a collapsed building, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A man stands by a home that newly collapsed from temblors continuing since the wee hours of April 16 in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, at around 7 a.m. on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
Rescue dogs pass by a home that newly collapsed from temblors continuing since the wee hours of April 16 in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, at around 7 a.m. on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
An elderly man in a wheelchair is pushed by his grandchildren along a cracked and debris-strewn road to an evacuation shelter, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
People walk by a home that newly collapsed from temblors continuing since the wee hours of April 16 in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A woman is carried out from a collapsed home, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The site of a large, earthquake-induced landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The site of a large, earthquake-induced landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The site of a large, earthquake-induced landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The site of a large, earthquake-induced landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The site of a large, earthquake-induced landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A woman is seen in front of a badly damaged home, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A woman walks along a pathway by a collapsed wall, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A man carrying a tarp he received at the town hall walks in front of a badly damaged house, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A couple that could not stay in an evacuation shelter because they have three dogs, camps in front of their house, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 15, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A 12-year-old child carrying a water bottle walks by a collapsed house, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 15, 2016. The child made multiple trips to the park to fetch water, because the water supply was still cut off. (Mainichi) -
Rescue workers search a collapsed house, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A building whose ground floor was crushed is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The site of a large, earthquake-induced landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The site of a large, earthquake-induced landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The site of a large, earthquake-induced landslide is seen in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
Fallen ceiling panels are seen at Kumamoto Airport, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
The damaged municipal government office of Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, is seen on April 16, 2016. (Photo courtesy of the Ground Self-Defense Forces) -
Kumamoto Daijingu shrine is seen crushed by a collapsed stone wall, in Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
An apartment building with a largely collapsed first floor is seen, in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
An apartment building with a largely collapsed first floor is seen, in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto, on April 16, 2016. (Mainichi) -
National Route No. 57 is cut off due to an earthquake-triggered landslide in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, in this picture taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter on the morning of April 16, 2016. Ripped-up railway tracks of the JR Hohi Line are seen in the foreground. (Mainichi)
