Tens of thousands of traumatized Japanese are spending a third night in evacuation centers as powerful aftershocks continue to rock the southern main island of Kyushu. At least 41 people have died and nearly 2,000 have been injured as a result of the strongest tremors.
Japan Earthquake Aftermath
![Rescuers and a search dog check the damage around a landslide area caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, April 17, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4307d78-3ecd-45ac-8cc3-fd1e9403de80_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescuers and a search dog check the damage around a landslide area caused by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, April 17, 2016.
![A man walks a damaged area by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, April 17, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bb5f88a4-fb12-49ad-8d43-7e99de75d837_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks a damaged area by earthquakes in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, April 17, 2016.
!["Rice, Water, Preserved Food and HELP'" written on the ground at a welfare center for the aged after an earthquake in Mifune town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this aerial view photo taken by Kyodo, April 17, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cf568158-6201-445d-86f9-c61e258e9d24_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Rice, Water, Preserved Food and HELP'" written on the ground at a welfare center for the aged after an earthquake in Mifune town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, in this aerial view photo taken by Kyodo, April 17, 2016.
![A woman prays in front of the historic Aso Shrine collapsed by powerful earthquakes in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, April 17, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/936670bf-eba4-4322-b91b-d72bf400c9f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman prays in front of the historic Aso Shrine collapsed by powerful earthquakes in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, April 17, 2016.