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Tokyo: A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake has knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka in western Japan, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds.
The Osaka prefectural government’s disaster management department says two people – an elderly man and a nine-year-old girl – were found dead, while a Ibaraki city official confirmed a third victim, aged 84.
Water floods out from crack in the road, following an earthquake in Takatsuki, Osaka, Monday.
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The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said more than 200 were injured in Osaka and nearby prefectures of Hyogo and Kyoto.
The nine-year-old girl died when she was knocked down by a concrete wall at her school, while a man in his 80s died when a concrete wall collapsed in Osaka city. An 84-year-old man in nearby Ibaraki died when a bookshelf fell on him at home, city officials say.
The quake struck shortly after 8am (local time) on Monday north of Osaka at a depth of about 13 kilometres, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The strongest shaking was north of Osaka, but the quake rattled large parts of western Japan, including Kyoto, the agency said.
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