According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 41 people have been injured and there have been reports of multiple injuries and fires in the region
A powerful earthquake — estimated magnitude-6.1 — struck the Osaka region in Western Japan at 7.58 a.m. local time Monday morning (7 p.m. EDT Sunday), leaving at least two people dead and several injured, Mainichi reported.
Following the quake, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga warned of possible aftershocks in the coming days but no tsunami warning was issued. A landslide warning was also issued by the weather agency.
According to the Osaka Prefectural Government, a 9-year-old girl died after being struck by a collapsing wall and an 81-year-old man was killed after he was crushed by a bookshelf at his home, Japan Times reported.
A man cycles on a flooded road damaged after an earthquake hit Osaka, Japan, June 18,2018. Photo: Twitter/@tw_hds/via REUTERS
Japan does not confirm deaths until a formal examination at a hospital.
According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 41 people were injured and there were reports of multiple fires in the region, Yorkton This Week reported. Several train and subway service in the Osaka area including bullet trains were suspended due to the quake.
Two people were trapped in an elevator at a train station in Yamatokoriyama and many were believed to be stuck in apartment building elevators, said local police and rescuers.
