Multiple people trapped inside shopping centre in Japan after earthquake – live updates

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An ⁠earthquake ​with ⁠a ⁠preliminary magnitude ​of ‌7.1 ‌struck ‌the country’s Kumamoto prefecture

An aerial image shows the damaged Aeon mall after an earthquake in Kashima, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan.

The ⁠UN nuclear watchdog said ⁠that Japan’s ​nuclear regulation ⁠authority has informed it that there ⁠is ​no ‌damage ‌or safety issues ‌at the Sendai nuclear power plant after a ‌7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern ​Kumamoto prefecture.

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