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Aftershocks rattle Japan north, residents nervous TOKYO, Monday (Reuters) Several tremors, including one measuring a strong 5.0 on the Richter scale, shook northeastern Japan early on Monday, the latest aftershocks from a series of more powerful earthquakes that left hundreds injured over the weekend. The magnitude 5.0 tremor hit northern Miyagi prefecture, about 300 km (190 miles) north of Tokyo, shortly after 4 a.m. (1900 GMT Sunday), an official at the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Police in the mostly rural area with a population of around 2.3 million said Saturday's quakes injured more than 420 people, as well as causing landslides and power blackouts. The prefecture authorities put the injury toll higher at over 560. "Amid the continuing aftershocks, we are very concerned about what is likely to be significant physical and mental strain," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda told reporters, referring to the plight of local residents. "We would like to make efforts towards a quick recovery of affected areas and to aid victims," Fukuda added. While there were no immediate reports of major damage from the latest aftershock, it further frayed the nerves of local residents, thousands of whom have evacuated their homes. Around 2,800 people remained evacuated from their homes as of this morning, according to the Miyagi prefectural government. "People are feeling really sensitive now," said an official at Nangocho, a small town with a population of around 7,000 in Miyagi prefecture. |
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