Japan Races to Reach People Trapped After Earthquake Kills at Least 13

Rescue personnel are working to free those trapped in collapsed buildings after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto on Tuesday.

By River Akira Davis, Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno

Japan Earthquake Leaves 13 Dead

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 13 people have been confirmed dead so far. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan’s Takaichi warns of ‘race against time’ to rescue earthquake survivors

Powerful tremor in Kumamoto prefecture has left at least 13 people dead

Rescuers search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills at least 13

The 7.1-magnitude quake struck southwestern Japan on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 13 people, seriously injuring seven and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power amid widespread damage.

Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing amid aftershocks

Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale At least five people have been killed, and nine are missing after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, injuring hundreds and knocking out power and water to tens of thousands. The quake – which registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale – hit at 4.27pm on Tuesday, centred on Kumamoto prefecture on the sou...

By Gavin Blair in Tokyo, and Rachel Hall

Latest images of damage as death toll from Japan’s Kyushu quake rises

The death toll from Japan’s Kyushu island quake rises to 13.

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Japan: Rescue 'race against time' after deadly earthquake hits Kumamoto

Dozens of people were hospitalized after the earthquake hit southern Japan. According to media reports, at least two women were killed after a shopping mall partially collapsed in the town of Kashima.

Japan quake death toll rises to 13 after newly reopened Aeon Mall collapses

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu late on Tuesday afternoon. “There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” Takaichi said. “We will go all out to find and rescue as many people as we can.” Takaichi offered...

By Associated Press

Japan earthquake death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for missing

5 Dead After 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan

Five people died after a major earthquake in Japan, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday.

Japan quake toll reaches 13 as rescue efforts continue

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, and rescuers are frantically searching for survivors trapped beneath rubble, the prime minister said.

First deaths confirmed in Kumamoto mall explosion

Tuesday's magnitude 7.1 quake registered up to a shindo 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.

Five dead after powerful Japan quake, others missing

KUMAMOTO (JAPAN) - A major quake that badly damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least five people, emergency services said on Wednesday.

Rescuers search for survivors after powerful Japan quake kills 13

A major earthquake that severely damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least 13 people, offficials said Wednesday, as rescuers desperately tried to reach survivors feared trapped in the wreckage.