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13 dead, dozens injured as magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Japan's Kumamoto
Rescue workers search for survivors after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, collapsing buildings, derailing a freight train, and leaving at least 48,000 without power.
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Magnitude 7.1 quake rocks Japan's Kumamoto; mall explosion traps dozens, one dead, over 90 injured
A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Tuesday afternoon, collapsing part of a shopping centre and triggering a gas explosion that trapped 20–30 workers. A factory chimney also fell, burying 11, while one person was killed by a collapsing house.
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Kumamoto, Japan; tsunami warning issued for Kyushu coast
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan at 16:27 local time on Tuesday, at a shallow depth of 10 km. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for a one-meter wave, and emergency alerts were sent to seven prefectures on Kyushu island.
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Japan quake death toll reaches 35; search continues at collapsed mall with rescue dogs amid heat wave
Rescuers used sniffer dogs on Friday to search the collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima, where seven workers died in a post-quake explosion, as the confirmed toll from Tuesday's magnitude 7.1 quake in Kumamoto prefecture climbed to 35.
