Japan earthquake: landslide traps residents in homes

Warning of aftershocks as 10 injured in 6.6 earthquake on northern island of Hokkaido A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.6 left residents trapped inside their homes as a landslide blocked roads, engulfed buildings and led to widespread power cuts on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido in the early hours of Thursday.A landslide along a long ridge in the rural town of Atsumi could be seen in aerial footage from the public broadcaster NHK. About 10 people had been taken to hospital with injuries, one of them serious, it said. So far there have been no reports of fatalities. Continue reading...