Kashima

Japan ended a dayslong search-and-rescue operation at the collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed 34 people. The mall's collapse, caused by a gas leak explosion, trapped employees, with five rescued and seven bodies recovered. Rescue efforts concluded as all missing were accounted for, but challenges like water shortages and extreme heat persist.

Japan ended a multi-day search-and-rescue operation at a collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed 34 people. Five were rescued and seven bodies recovered over five days, with officials confirming all missing individuals accounted for. The mall collapse followed an explosion likely caused by a gas leak, and ongoing challenges include water shortages, heatwaves, and damaged infrastructure.

Japan's Kumamoto prefectural government ended rescue operations at an Aeon shopping centre in Kashima after seven workers died in an explosion linked to a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The second floor collapsed in a possible gas explosion, and no one is believed unaccounted for following searches by local authorities and the Self-Defence Forces.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan has killed 34 people, with rescuers searching collapsed structures like the Aeon Mall in Kashima and a factory in Yatsushiro. Over 79,000 homes lack water, 2,700 are without electricity, and thousands face heat-related risks amid summer temperatures exceeding 35°C.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan caused 34 confirmed deaths, damaged infrastructure including a mall and factory, and left over 9,000 people in shelters. Search efforts continue at the collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima and a factory in Yatsushiro, with 11 rescued and 18 confirmed dead at those sites.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan caused 34 confirmed deaths, injured over 80 people, and damaged infrastructure including a mall and factory. Rescue operations continued at the collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima, where seven were found dead and 11 rescued, and a factory in Yatsushiro, where nine were confirmed dead.

The death toll from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan's Kyushu region rose to 34, with 7 confirmed dead and 11 rescued at the collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima, and 9 dead and 11 rescued at a factory in Yatsushiro. Over 9,000 people remain in shelters, and more than 3,500 homes lack electricity.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area in southwestern Japan, killing 23 people, injuring 63, and causing significant damage including a mall explosion and factory chimney collapse. Rescue efforts continue as hope for finding survivors dwindles, with thousands displaced and infrastructure disrupted.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake in southwestern Japan killed 18 people, including a foreigner, and injured 62. Rescue efforts focused on the damaged Aeon Mall in Kashima, where a gas explosion caused additional casualties, and a factory collapse in Yatsushiro that killed five.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake caused the collapse of the Aeon shopping mall in Kashima, Japan, resulting in multiple deaths and leaving many people trapped inside.