‘Like volcanic ash falling’: Inside Aeon mall after Japan’s earthquake
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"‘Like volcanic ash falling’: Inside Aeon mall after Japan’s earthquake" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Hill, Yahoo, NPR and BBC. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Death toll from southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34 as rescuers search damaged mall The Hill · 1d ago
- Footage shows devastating aftermath of Japan mall explosion following earthquake Yahoo · 1d ago
- Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23 NPR · 1d ago
- Watch: Japanese mall explodes after magnitude 6.8 earthquake BBC · 1d ago broke it first
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