Нужна с переводом на рус. язык killer quakes rattle japan powerful earthquakes jolted central and eastern japan saturday evening, killing 18 person in niigata prefecture, injuring about 900 others, destroying a number of buildings and causing a bullet train to derail, government and police officials said. the initial temblor that struck at 5: 56 p.m. registered upper 6 on the 7-point japanese scale in ojiya, niigata prefecture, followed by aftershocks of the same scale, the meteorological agency said. it warned of further powerful aftershocks. at 6 p.m., the government established a disaster task force at the prime minister's official residence. in tokamachi, niigata prefecture, a man in his 30s died after being buried under the rubble of a wall that collapsed at a restaurant. some 50 to 60 injured people have been admitted to niigata prefectural tokamachi hospital, local government officials. in ojiya, one person was confirmed to have been killed in the disaster. a house collapsed and a landslide triggered by the quake buried a number of cars. about 30 injured people were rushed to a local hospital. police officers rushed to the landslide scene to rescue people trapped in a car while trying to confirm if anybody in the collapsed house was injured.
