People seek refuge in shelters following quakes in southwestern Japan

People seek refuge in shelters following quakes in southwestern Japan

People participate in a morning exercise session at an elementary school temporarily serving as a shelter in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 17, 2016, a day after a magnitude-7.3 quake struck the region, in the wake of an M6.5 temblor that hit the same area on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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