People survey an urban area of sparsely populated island of Hokkaido that was damaged by the earthquake. The area's deep green hills were marred by reddish-brown gashes where the soil tore loose under the violent tremors. Twenty-eight people remained unaccounted for in the town, Atsuma Mayor Shoichiro Miyasaka told public broadcaster NHK. (Kyodo/via Rreuters)In the prefectural capital of Sapporo, a city of 1.9 million, the quake ruptured roads and knocked houses askew. However, damage to generators at the Tomato Atsuma plant meant that a full restoration of power could take more than a week, Seko said.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2018 08:26 UTC