At least 30 people were injured, including two seriously, after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Japan's northwestern region late Tuesday, causing landslides and power outages in some areas and prompting thousands of people to evacuate from their homes.Nineteen people were injured in Yamagata Prefecture, five in Miyagi Prefecture, four in Niigata Prefecture, and one each in Akita and Ishikawa prefectures, according to a Kyodo News tally on Wednesday. There were no reports of people missing.Most of the evacuees had returned home by Wednesday morning, and many residents were busy cleaning up…READ FULL ARTICLE
