Over 100,000 people in Japan spent the night in evacuation centres after a powerful earthquake. Four people were confirmed to have been killed, the Kyodo news agency reports, and dozens of others have been injured. An unknown number of people are trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in several towns. The 7.6-magnitude quake struck at around 16:10 local time (07:10 GMT) on Monday. Tsunami warnings were issued and later downgraded. About 60 tremors have been recorded following the initial quake. A snowboarder on holiday in Japan’s Hakuba Alps said…
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