Major quake in southern Japan knocks out power, disrupts transport
Japan earthquake
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- NYT World·12h agoJapan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 34
Rescue crews were working to find people who might still be trapped in a collapsed shopping mall, as the region faced sweltering heat.
Read at NYT World → - Irish Independent Life·16h ago‘I thought a bomb had gone off’: Japan races to find survivors as earthquake death toll climbs to 18
Fears a gas leak may have caused mall explosion following quake
Read at Irish Independent Life → - Guardian World·18h agoDeath toll in Japan earthquake rises to 17 as aftershock and heat complicate rescue efforts
Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors The death toll from the major earthquake that hit Japan on Tuesday has risen to 17, as the search for trapped survivors inside a badly damaged…
Read at Guardian World → - SBS Latest·22h agoJapan's urgent search for mall collapse survivors as earthquake death toll stands at 13
Rescuers continue to search the wreckage of an Aeon Mall complex that collapsed during the earthquake.
Read at SBS Latest → - Dawn Pakistan·1d agoAfter the quake came the blast: Inside Japan's shopping mall disaster
Workers in a mall in southern Japan described being thrown to the floor or enveloped in a cloud of dust by a massive 7.1-magnitude quake that rattled the building on Tuesday. They were the lucky ones. An hour later, the real disaster struck. Hundreds of shoppers and store…
Read at Dawn Pakistan → - Geo Ent PK·1d agoJapan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall
Buildings that collapsed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Japan, July 29, 2026. — Reuters7.1-magnitude jolt rocked southern Japan on Tuesday.Workers missing at quake-hit mall and paper mill.Multiple…
Read at Geo Ent PK → - Irish Independent World·1d agoSeveral trapped in collapsed shopping centre feared dead after earthquake struck Japan
Around 20 to 30 workers at the prefecture’s largest shopping mall were unaccounted
Read at Irish Independent World → - Financial Times·1d agoJapan’s Takaichi warns of ‘race against time’ to rescue earthquake survivors
Powerful tremor in Kumamoto prefecture has left at least 13 people dead
Read at Financial Times → - Brisbane Times·1d agoRace to find survivors of deadly Japan quake as death toll rises
At least 13 people are now confirmed dead as search-and-rescue teams continue combing through a shopping mall torn apart by an explosion triggered by the powerful earthquake.
Read at Brisbane Times → - ABC News AU·2d agoLive: Video of Japan earthquake mall explosion emerges as deaths confirmed
Authorities are scouring the wreckage of a collapsed shopping centre southern Japan following a magnitude-7.1 earthquake. Follow live.
Read at ABC News AU → - Otago Daily Times·2d agoDeaths confirmed after major quake hits southern JapanRead at Otago Daily Times →
- ARY News PK·2d agoMajor quake hits southern Japan, workers missing after mall blast
Major quake hits southern Japan, workers missing after mall blast
Read at ARY News PK → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·2d agoShopping Mall Collapses in Japan Quake, Dozens Feared Trapped
"Human casualties, building collapses, road damage, fires... have been confirmed so far," Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X, adding there were also "water and power outages".
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - The Print World·2d agoPowerful quake hits southern Japan, deaths feared in shopping mall blast
By Anton Bridge, Satoshi Sugiyama and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, July 28 (Reuters) - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes
Read at The Print World → - Mint News·2d agoEarthquake in Japan: Stone wall of 419-year-old Kumamoto Castle collapses during 7.1 quake | Viral video
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said her government has set up a task force to gather information, assess possible damage and prepare for rescue operations if needed.
Read at Mint News → - Express Tribune World·2d agoPowerful quake hits southern Japan, deaths feared in shopping mall explosion
Around 300,000 residents told to evacuate as government deploys 3,600 soldiers for disaster recovery
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