Powerful earthquake hits southern Japan - in pictures

  • An aerial view shows the damaged Aeon Mall shopping centre after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Reuters
    An aerial view shows the damaged Aeon Mall shopping centre after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Reuters
  • A collapsed bridge in Yatsushiro. Reuters
    A collapsed bridge in Yatsushiro. Reuters
  • A residential building on fire in Yatsushiro. Reuters
    A residential building on fire in Yatsushiro. Reuters
  • A collapsed chimney at Nippon Paper Industries' Yatsushiro Mill. Reuters
    A collapsed chimney at Nippon Paper Industries' Yatsushiro Mill. Reuters
  • Damage to Kumamoto Castle's stone walls in Kumamoto. Reuters
    Damage to Kumamoto Castle's stone walls in Kumamoto. Reuters
  • The damaged Kyushu expressway in Yatsushiro. Reuters
    The damaged Kyushu expressway in Yatsushiro. Reuters
  • Passengers gather to check flight information at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. EPA
    Passengers gather to check flight information at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. EPA