Thousands evacuated from homes as hunt for Japan quake survivors goes on

By Minami Funakoshi and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities have ordered nearly a quarter of a million people from their homes after a deadly earthquake struck a southern island and the search for survivors went on into the early hours of Sunday amid worsening weather conditions. It was the second major quake to hit Kumamoto province on the island of Kyushu in just over 24 hours. "The wind is expected to pick up and rain will likely get heavier," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tol