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A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, injuring dozens more and reducing many buildings to rubble.

The quake knocked out power to thousands of homes, ruptured roads and derailed a freight train.

Public broadcaster NHK aired dramatic footage of structures engulfed in flames or reduced to debris, and significant damage to the historic Kumamoto Castle.

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Aftermath of Japan's M7.1 quake: Shattered buildings, cracks on roads