Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23
Authorities said 89 people were injured as more than 4,600 rescuers searched collapsed buildings and a damaged mall.
- On Tuesday, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu island, killing at least 13 people and triggering over 100 aftershocks across the region.
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned it is "truly a race against time" to rescue trapped survivors, with more than 4,600 personnel deployed to assist in search operations.
- Rescue crews are digging through rubble at a paper factory and the Aeon Mall Kumamoto, where President Akio Yoshida confirmed three people died following an explosion.
- Thousands of residents remain in over 400 shelters or their cars, facing extreme heat reaching about 35C as officials urge precautions against "economy class syndrome."
- The Japan Meteorological Agency warned residents to watch out for potential earthquakes with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 over the next two to three days.
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Death toll from Japan's Kumamoto Earthquake rises to 35
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 35, the prefectural government said Friday.At a disaster response headquarters meeting held Friday morning, Kumamoto Prefecture Government officials announced
Tokyo, 31 Jul (EFE).- Local authorities raised 35 people this Friday killed by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern Japan on Tuesday, while rescue teams continue to search for people trapped under the rubble of a shopping center that suffered an explosion allegedly due to a gas leak. The 35 dead are added to hundreds of injured of varying consideration while, according to the authorities of Kumamoto Prefecture, more than 9,000 p…
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