A train at Kashiwazaki station gets derailed before its departure
due to an earthquake in Kashiwazaki, northern Japan, July 16, 2007. A strong
earthquake killed at least four people in Japan on Monday, injured more than
400, flattened houses and started a small fire at the world's largest nuclear
power plant, Japanese media and officials said. [Reuters]
National highway is cut off following a powerful quake in Nagaoka,
northwestern Japan, Monday, July 16, 2007. A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked
Japan's northwest coast on Monday, and media reports said at least five people
were killed and more than 500 injured. The area was plagued by a series of
aftershocks, the strongest of which was magnitude 5.8. [AP]