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White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami's hometown struck by 7.1 magnitude earthquake

First publishedJul 29, 05:45 UTC
Last updatedJul 30, 05:47 UTC · 7h ago
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<p>White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami’s hometown of Kumamoto, Japan, was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Tuesday that reportedly has killed at least 13 people and left many missing.</p><p>“I was really surprised and devastated by the news,” Murakami said through translate Kenzo Yagi. “The last earthquake I experienced was 10 years back.

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<p>White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami’s hometown of Kumamoto, Japan, was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Tuesday that reportedly has killed at least 13 people and left many missing.</p><p>“I was really surprised and devastated by the news,” Murakami said through translate Kenzo Yagi. “The last earthquake I experienced was 10 years back. Obviously, it’s really hard to swallow. I was deeply in shock.”</p><p>Murakami said the area was just beginning to recover fully from the earthquake in 2016 that killed at least 50 people.

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<p>White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami’s hometown of Kumamoto, Japan, was hit by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake Tuesday that reportedly has killed at least 13 people and left many missing.</p><p>“I was really surprised and devastated by the news,” Murakami said through translate Kenzo Yagi. “The last earthquake I experienced was 10 years back.
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