Rescuers Search for the Missing After Japan Earthquake as Death Toll Rises to 13
Rescuers searched collapsed buildings and a damaged mall as officials said 260,000 people were told to evacuate and hospitals treated about 250 injured.
- On Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed at least 13 people died after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto on Kyushu island late Tuesday, with rescuers searching for survivors trapped beneath rubble.
- Japan accounts for about 20% of the world's earthquakes magnitude 6.0 or greater due to its location on the 'Ring of Fire,' while a massive earthquake in Kumamoto 10 years ago killed 275 people and damaged thousands of buildings.
- With more than 36,000 homes lacking power, authorities advised over 260,000 residents to evacuate amid heat stroke risks on Wednesday; rescuers pulled eight people from a partially collapsed Aeon mall early that morning.
- Describing the crisis as a 'race against time,' Takaichi told reporters in Tokyo that the government is marshaling all available resources to save as many people as possible.
- Major companies including Honda and Tokyo Electron suspended operations through Wednesday, while authorities warned residents to remain alert for further strong quakes for about a week.
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The record of the powerful earthquake that shook southwestern Japan on Tuesday increased to 18 deaths on Wednesday, as the search for survivors trapped under the rubble continued.
6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan
TOKYO — Japan rescuers rushed Wednesday to save people trapped in collapsed buildings after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 13 people. The post 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
In addition to the fatalities, around 33 people were injured and seven others were missing after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan.
A high-intensity earthquake that hit the Kumamoto region of Kyushu Island in the southwest of Japan left at least 13 dead, according to local authorities. Among the victims, five died in a Nippon Paper Industries factory in Yatsushiro after the partial collapse of a chimney. Another four people were still missing on the scene until Wednesday, while rescue teams kept the search under the rubble, reported a local government representative to AFP. …
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