Video: Highway street lights sway as earthquake hits Japan

The shaking street lights show the intensity of the earthquake.

A fatal earthquake hit western Japan on Monday killing four people and injuring hundreds. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Osaka, Japan, early morning and caused massive damage.
The country's second largest earthquake grounded several flights and paralyzed traffic and commuter trains most of the day.
Several horrifying videos of the massive earthquake were posted online by people in Japan. In one video, highway light poles are seen swaying while the earth shook and shows the intensity of the quake. 

Highway lights seen swaying in video shot during powerful quake that struck near Osaka.

Japanese officials say at least 3 people have died and more than 300 are injured. https://t.co/WQqvBZUgdc pic.twitter.com/UqGkjlG44V
- ABC News (@ABC) June 18, 2018

Japanese officials confirmed at least 3 people have died and more than 300 are injured in the calamity.  The quake knocked over walls, broke windows and set off scattered building fires. It cracked roads and broke water pipes, leaving several homes without water.
Takatsuki city confirmed another victim late Monday, as the death toll rose to four. According to NHK television and Kyodo News reports quoted in ABC News, an 81-year-old woman was found dead underneath a wardrobe that fell on her at her home in Takatsuki. While, a concrete wall at an elementary school fell onto the street, killing 9-year-old Rina Miyake as she walked to the school in Takatsuki. Mayor Takeshi Hamada apologized over the girl's death because of the wall's collapse and acknowledged that the wall did not meet building safety codes. More than 1,000 schools were closed in Osaka and nearby prefectures, Kyodo News reported.
A man his 80s died in Osaka after a concrete wall collapsed on him while another 85-year-old man in nearby Ibaraki died after a bookcase fell on him at his home, according to the disaster management agency.
The quake struck north of Osaka at a depth of about 13 kilometers (8 miles), and also rattled large parts of western Japan, including Kyoto, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.