Major earthquake in Japan disrupts power and travel, injures at least 50

Open this photo in gallery:An aerial view shows the damaged Aeon Mall shopping centre, where, according to local media, an explosion occurred after an earthquake in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Tuesday.KYODO/ReutersA major earthquake rocked Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and injuring at least 50 people. Speaking to reporters at her office in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the full extent of casualties and damage from the 7.1 magnitude quake was still being assessed.“We have already been informed that people have been injured,” Takaichi said. “Power outages and fires have occurred in some areas, and there has also been damage to roads and bridges and the collapse of buildings.” One h