Rescuers Search for the Missing After Japan Earthquake as Death Toll Rises to 13
Rescuers searched a collapsed shopping mall and factory debris as authorities said 260,000 residents were told to evacuate.
- On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Kumamoto prefecture, killing at least 18 people. Soldiers and emergency workers searched for trapped survivors Wednesday through collapsed buildings and damaged shopping centers.
- Japan accounts for about 20% of the world's major earthquakes, situated on the "Ring of Fire" of volcanoes and oceanic trenches. Kumamoto suffered a massive quake 10 years ago that killed 275 people and damaged historic sites including Kumamoto Castle.
- At the Aeon Mall in Kashima, a gas explosion and structural collapse trapped people, while more than 36,000 homes remained without power. Authorities warned of heat stroke as temperatures soared to around 34 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
- More than 4,500 soldiers joined emergency teams searching for survivors, with at least 62 people reported injured. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters, "Even now, there are people waiting to be rescued, and this is a race against time."
- The quake was followed by more than 100 aftershocks, prompting authorities to warn residents of further strong tremors for about a week. Toyota Motor suspended work at three factories outside Kumamoto through Friday as major companies reassess operations.
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Survivors still sought as Japan quake death toll hits 13
YATSUSHIRO, Japan - Rescuers frantically searched for survivors on Wednesday, a day after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook southern Japan, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.
‘Race against time’ to find Japan earthquake survivors
What happenedSearch teams have rescued eight people from the ruins of a shopping center after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Tuesday. Recovery operations continued overnight at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto Prefecture after part of the building collapsed and an explosion followed the initial quake.The earthquake was initially measured at a magnitude 7.1 before being revised to a 6.8. It was followed by more th…
Rescuers search for survivors after powerful quake kills at least 18 in southwestern Japan
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan.
The rescuers struggle in the rubble of a shopping center, collapsed by an explosion after the earthquake.The number of deaths rose at night, with at least 62 injured, six of them seriously.
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