More than 100 aftershocks hit Japan after deadly quake that killed 13

People are being urged to stay alert, with earthquake aftershocks potentially reaching magnitude 7, officials say

Multiple Dead After 7.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Japan

Rescuers continued the hunt for survivors in the ruins of a shopping mall on the southwestern island of Kyushu on Wednesday, after a major earthquake in which multiple people have been confirmed dead. The quake hit a region that is a hub for Japan's semiconductor industry, housing names like TSMC and Tokyo Electron. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan fears high death toll after powerful earthquake hits Kumamoto

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake caused significant destruction on Tuesday in Kumamoto, in the southwest of the archipelago. The death toll, which currently stands at at least 13, may rise further following a powerful explosion at a shopping mall.

‘The shaking was terrifying’: stories of survival and loss emerge after Japan earthquake

Rescuers pulling people from the wreckage in southern Japan in a haunting repeat of disaster that struck 10 years ago ‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing “There was a voice coming from the collapsed house, and I could see a hand,” Tomohide Nagata, a volunteer firefighter, told the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. “One of our senior members crawled in and pulled him out. He was bleeding from the head, but I’m so glad he survived.” Nagata had ...

By Gavin Blair in Tokyo

Death toll from Russian strike on arms exhibition near Kyiv rises to 12

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Japan PM says rescuers in 'race against time' for missing after powerful earthquake

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 13 people and left many missing in southwestern Japan.

Japan: Hospitals struggle after deadly Kumamoto earthquake

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southern Japan, killing over a dozen people and causing widespread damage. DW has more.

Rescue operation at Japan shopping mall destroyed in quake

Rescuers battled through the tangled wreckage of a Japanese shopping mall Wednesday searching for any trapped survivors after a big earthquake killed at least 13 people.

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Why the Kumamoto earthquake is unusual compared to most tremors that hit Japan

Death toll is higher for such a shallow quake as it struck closer to population centres, seismologists say

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Rescuers Race to Find Survivors After Japan Earthquake

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‘Race against time’ to find Japan earthquake survivors

The massive temblor was followed by at least 60 aftershocks

By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK

DPWH: Dredge river to ease Davao floods

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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.

Death toll in Chongqing landslide rises to 41, authorities say

Rescuers found another 30 people killed in a landslide that struck southwestern China this month, authorities said, bringing the death toll to 41. The landslide, which occurred on July 17 in Chongqing’s Pengshui County, swept away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain and along a riverbank. State media footage showed a huge […]

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DepEd vows fair probe into students’ assault on teacher

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Bukit Aman busts three drug-laced vape syndicates after students fall ill in Sentul

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Japan scrambles to rescue victims of earthquake that killed 13

Rescue teams searched through a collapsed shopping mall and homes Wednesday after a powerful earthquake killed at least 13 and left many missing in southwestern Japan. Bullet trai...

Death toll after Russian strike on arms exhibition in Kyiv region climbs to 12

The death toll from the Russian missile strike on the Kyiv region on July 24 has increased to 12.

More than 100 aftershocks hit Japan after powerful quake that killed 13

Japan’s south-western Kyushu region has had more than 100 aftershocks since it was struck on Tuesday by a powerful earthquake which left at least 13 people dead. Many others were said to be in “cardiopulmonary arrest” – a term often used in preliminary reports in Japan before a death is officially confirmed. In searing heat, […]

By Kenneth Darko