‘I was quite scared’: Hongkonger in Japan’s quake-hit Kumamoto describes shock
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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture in Japan on Tuesday afternoon. Hongkonger Leon Chan, 18, who was traveling with her boyfriend, recounted feeling scared as the quake hit after getting off a bus. The local travel authority confirmed that about 200 tour group members in the region were safe. The epicenter was approximately 20 km from Kumamoto city.
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The city's travel authority confirmed all 200 tour group members were safe.
The earthquake occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Kumamoto prefecture in Japan.
South China Morning Post- The city's travel authority confirmed all 200 tour group members were safe.
- The quake was a 7.1-magnitude natural disaster.
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Loaded language removedA Hongkonger has described being “quite concerned” as a 7.1-magnitude quake shook Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture where she and her boyfriend were travelling, while the city’s travel authority confirmed that about 200 members of tour groups visiting the region were all safe.
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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook Kumamoto prefecture in Japan.
South China Morning PostThe earthquake occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
South China Morning PostLeon Chan, an 18-year-old Hongkonger, was traveling in Kumamoto with her boyfriend.
South China Morning PostThe Kumamoto city travel authority confirmed that about 200 tour group members in the region were safe.
South China Morning PostThe epicenter of the earthquake was about 20 km from Kumamoto city.
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