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Headlines are nearly identical, with slight variations in verbs like "rises" versus "climbs" and the addition of "again" in some.
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Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
The disaster also left thousands of households without electricity and tens of thousands without tap water in nearly 100-degree heat.
The disaster also left thousands of households without electricity and tens of thousands without tap water in nearly 100-degree heat.
The disaster also left thousands of households without electricity and tens of thousands without tap water in nearly 100-degree heat.
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan rose to 34, the Kumamoto prefectural government said Friday, as rescuers raced in last-ditch efforts t...
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan rose to 34, the Kumamoto prefectural government said Friday.
Momo, Kohaku, Tango, Shandy and the others were on the ground floor of Aeon Mall in Kumamoto Prefecture when the deadly 7.1 magnitude quake hit on Tuesday.
Searchers continued to work in the Kumamoto area, including at the site of the collapsed mall, where some of the most serious damage was recorded.
Residents in southwestern Japan have had to resort to sleeping in their cars for shelter, after a recent 6.8 magnitude.
Kumamoto government says the death toll from the southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34
KUMAMOTO, Japan—A powerful earthquake that struck southern Japan this week has exposed the vulnerability of the country’s manufacturing supply chains, a decade after a devastating quake in...
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — The death toll climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off…
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Now: Wording Gap is 15/99 and story health is stable · 26 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.