Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13
Asia Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13 July 29, 20261:34 AM ET By The Associated Press This aerial image shows a damaged chimney of the Nippon Paper Industries Co.'s Yatsushiro factory, following an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Bullet train services and some airport operations remained suspended and damage was still being assessed a day after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu. "There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it's a race against time," Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.
- ▪Asia Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13 July 29, 20261:34 AM ET By The Associated Press This aerial image shows a damaged chimney of the Nippon Paper Industries Co.'s Yatsushiro factory, followi
- ▪Bullet train services and some airport operations remained suspended and damage was still being assessed a day after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu.
- ▪"There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it's a race against time," Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.
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- ▪ ‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing — World news | The Guardian
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Asia Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13 July 29, 20261:34 AM ET By The Associated Press This aerial image shows a damaged chimney of the Nippon Paper Industries Co.'s Yatsushiro factory, following an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Naoki Hiraoka/Kyodo News via AP hide caption toggle caption Naoki Hiraoka/Kyodo News via AP KUMAMOTO, Japan — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people and left many missing in southwestern Japan.
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