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7.1 quake disrupts travel and utilities in Japan's Kumamoto
A Kumamoto travel authority said about 200 tour group members were safe, while local reports cited more than 50 injured people at multiple hospitals.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a Hong Kong traveler to describe being “quite scared” as the shaking intensified and her phone alert sounded, according to the South China Morning Post.
The quake’s epicenter was about 20 km south of Kumamoto city, and the traveler said the tremors lasted for around 30 seconds before she returned to her accommodation to find electricity and water supplies had been cut and the premises were in disarray, SCMP reported.
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported that at least two hospitals were treating more than 50 injured people, including some in serious condition.
The city’s travel authority also confirmed that about 200 members of tour groups visiting the region were safe, the report said.