On Tuesday, 19/04/2016 opened Kumamoto airport in Japan. It's first time since the region was pummeled by two major quakes from Saturday and hundreds of aftershocks. All in and outbound flights from the airport were canceled following the airport's roof being damaged by the temblors.

The airport is located in the town of Mashiki, which was the epicenter of a magnitude 7.3 quake that rocked the island of Kyushu on Saturday. The region was already reeling from the impact of a magnitude 6.5 foreshock that struck on Thursday evening.

Military aircraft have been allowed to use the airport throughout the crisis to transport emergency supplies and personnel despite all commercial flights being suspended.

Author: Sylwia Książek
Photo: An ANA passenger jet plane arrives at Kumamoto airport, which has been closed by the earthquake, in Japan on April 19, 2016 (AFP Photo)
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