16 dead, 26 missing in wake of powerful earthquake striking Japan's Hokkaido

Passengers line up for check-in at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 7, 2018. Sixteen people have been confirmed dead and around 26 people still remain missing in the wake of a powerful earthquake that rocked Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan in the early hours of Thursday morning, the government said on Friday. (Xinhua/Ma Caoran)