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Earthquake hits Japan on New Year's Day: BBC News Review

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Emergency services are searching for trapped survivors following powerful earthquakes in Japan. At least 64 people have died so far after the series of quakes on New Year’s Day. Images taken by helicopters show many fires and widespread damage to buildings and infrastructure.
(Images: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP, STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP, Ahmet Furkan Mercan/Anadolu, via Getty Images)

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???? aftershock - a smaller, secondary earthquake
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✔️ 6:00 - Language summary

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