Candles lit in Kobe in memory of quake victims

Candles lit in Kobe in memory of quake victims

KOBE, Japan - People attend a vigil of 6,433 candles at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture to pray for victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 16, the eve of the eighth anniversary of the devastating quake that struck the Kobe area, killing 6,433.

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