Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 17 as aftershock and heat complicate rescue efforts
That number has steadily grown, fanning fears it will rise.Almost 5,000 Self-Defence Forces personnel deployed to the region will be challenged by temperatures rising to 35C on Thursday, officials said. Eight people have been pulled from the rubble of the mall. Photograph: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty ImagesNearly 34,900 homes were still without electricity and 15,000 homes without running water, Kumamoto officials said.
- ▪That number has steadily grown, fanning fears it will rise.Almost 5,000 Self-Defence Forces personnel deployed to the region will be challenged by temperatures rising to 35C on Thursday, officials said.
- ▪Eight people have been pulled from the rubble of the mall.
- ▪Photograph: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty ImagesNearly 34,900 homes were still without electricity and 15,000 homes without running water, Kumamoto officials said.
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- ▪ Japan’s Takaichi warns of ‘race against time’ to rescue earthquake survivors — International homepage
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0:43Police footage shows scale of damage inside Aeon mall after explosion cause by Japan quake – videoJapanDeath toll in Japan earthquake rises to 17 as aftershock and heat complicate rescue effortsSoldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivorsGuardian staff and agenciesWed 29 Jul 2026 22.09 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe 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 shopping mall and collapsed houses in the country’s south-west continues.The magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck the Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu has injured at least 62, the prefectural government said.
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