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Japan: earthquake during the night and closed the Sapporo airport

Second natural disaster in three days

There is no peace for Japan this week, because after the typhoon "Jebi" that hit the main island the day before yesterday causing massive damage and forcing the authorities to close the "Kansai" airport in Osaka, tonight a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Hokkaido, which is the northernmost of the main ones.Of 8 dead, 126 injured and 40 missing is the budget in terms of human lives, while...

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Sapporo, Japan, 09/06/2018 09:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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