9 confirmed dead, hundreds injured after strong earthquake rocks Japan's Hokkaido

Rescuers check a damaged road after an earthquake in the town of Atsuma, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 6, 2018. Nine people were confirmed dead and 300 people were injured after a strong earthquake rocking Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido early Thursday, local police and rescue officials said. (Xinhua/Deng Min)