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Quake hits Japan
(Reuters)
Updated: 2004-10-24 10:27


Vehicles are crushed under a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in Tokamachi, northwestern Japan, October 24, 2004. Aftershocks kept striking northern Japan on Sunday, hours after a powerful earthquake killed at least 18 people, injured more than 700 and knocked out power and phone services to at least 278,000 homes. [Reuters]

Fire department personnel search for survivors under a collapsed house after a powerful earthquake in Ojiya, northwestern Japan, October 24, 2004. Aftershocks kept striking northern Japan on Sunday, hours after a powerful earthquake killed at least 18 people, injured more than 700 and knocked out power and phone services to at least 278,000 homes. [Reuters]

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