Earthquake evacuees

By VCG Published: Jul 06, 2025 11:20 PM

Evacuees leave Akusekijima and Kodakarajima aboard a ferry on July 6, 2025 after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The earthquakes with their epicenters in the seas around the Tokara Islands began on June 21. Photo: VCG

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