Strong quake triggers landslides on Niijima

Strong quake triggers landslides on Niijima

NIIJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:53 a.m. on July 15, shows landslides triggered by a fairly strong earthquake measuring an estimated 6.2 on the Richter scale that hit Niijima, a small island about 140 kilometers south of Tokyo, in the morning.

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