KUMAMOTO, Japan: The toll from a second powerful quake in southern Japan jumped to 18 on Saturday, officials said, adding to nine killed earlier.

"Sixteen more people were killed after the second powerful quake," said Mariko Kuramitsu, an official from Kumamoto prefecture. Separately, a university announced the death of two of its students. AFP

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