Power shovel clears collapsed houses after strong quake

Power shovel clears collapsed houses after strong quake

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A worker uses a power shovel to clear away collapsed houses in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 8, two days after the area was hit by a magnitude-7.3 quake. A total of 125 people were injured and about 2,100 buildings were damaged in nine prefectures in western Japan.

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