Japan earthquake: Rescue under way after massive tremor

BBC - Rescue efforts are under way in south-western Japan to help victims of a powerful earthquake that hit the region a day after an earlier tremor.

Some 20,000 troops are being deployed in the operation in Kyushu region after the magnitude-7.3 quake at 01:25 on Saturday (15:25 GMT Friday).

At least 15 people have been killed and hundreds injured, media reports say.

Dozens of people are feared trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. The quake on Thursday killed nine people.

Roads have been damaged and big landslides have been reported over a wide area. Some 200,000 households are now without power.