At least 16 people were killed in the earthquake on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, another 26 people are still missing, reports AP.

Rescue operation continues. Rescuers are still dismantling the rubble, where there may be people.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred on the Japanese island of Hokkaido on the night of Thursday. The epicenter of tremors occurred at a depth of 31 km and at a distance of 66 km from the largest city of the island - Sapporo. Because of the disaster, all four power plants on the island stopped, including the Tomari nuclear power plant. Without electricity, there were about 3 million. of housing.

Source: zn. ua.