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5,000 homes at risk of collapse in quake-hit Niigata

About 5,000 housing structures could collapse or sustain major damage in three local districts if heavy aftershocks hit the area following last week’s strong earthquake, inspections have found.

[MSN MAINICHI] Full story

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