Death toll from southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34
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Multiple people were missing a day after a magnitude-7.1 quake struck Kumamoto prefecture, partially collapsing buildings, including a shopping mall and a paper mill.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in south-west Japan has risen to 13, as rescue workers race to find more survivors from underneath the rubble. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck Kumamoto prefecture late on Tuesday,
A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.
The earthquake struck near Kumamoto, Japan, about 736 miles southwest of Tokyo.
Aeon Mall's president tells a news conference a further three people are missing while rescue workers sift through the rubble.
A large earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings in the region.