Residents paid tribute?on Tuesday?to the victims of a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Kumamoto Prefecture and nearby areas?10 years ago.
In the town of Mashiki in the prefecture, its mayor, Hironori Nishimura, and other officials offered flowers at an altar set up near the municipal office building and gave silent prayers to those who lost their lives in the disaster.
Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of the foreshock that occurred on April 14, 2016. The main quake struck two days later.
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