Several Trapped Inside Mall as 7.1 Quake Strikes Japan
Authorities said 20 to 30 employees were missing after the collapse, and hospitals treated more than 50 injured people.
- A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, hitting at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers near the town of Kashima on Kyushu island.
- Multiple fatalities and dozens of injuries were reported after the quake triggered an explosion that caused the partial collapse of the second floor of the Aeon Mall, leaving numerous people trapped under debris.
- Widespread structural damage and utility disruptions swept the region, causing fires, buckling highway bridges, cracking roads, and cutting power to tens of thousands of households.
- Emergency response teams and military personnel were deployed as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged residents to move to safe locations while evacuation orders were issued for roughly 300,000 people.
- Nuclear power plants in the region reported no operational abnormalities, and an initial local tsunami advisory was lifted shortly after the tremor, though officials warned of severe ongoing aftershocks.
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