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Soldiers and emergency teams search badly damaged shopping centre, paper mill and homes for survivors The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Tuesday has risen to 30, as the search for survivors trapped in a badly damaged shopping centre, paper mill and collapsed homes across the south-west of the country continues. The 6.8-magnitude quake, which struck Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, injured at least 62 people, according to the prefectural government. Almost 5,000 Self-Defence Forces (SDF) personnel deployed to the region face temperatures of up to 35C on Thursday, officials said, adding that a 5.8-magnitude aftershock overnight had further hampered the rescue efforts. About 170 rescue workers are searching the Aeon shopping centre in the town of Kashima, which was bustling with thousands of people when the quake struck.
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Soldiers and emergency workers are searching a badly damaged shopping mall, paper mill and collapsed houses for survivors The death toll from the major earthquake that hit Japan on Tuesday rose to 28 as the search for trapped survivors inside a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses in the countryโs south-west continued. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck the Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu has injured at least 62, the prefectural government said. That number has steadily grown, fanning fears it will rise. Almost 5,000 Self-Defence Forces (SDF) personnel deployed to the region will be challenged by temperatures rising to 35C on Thursday, officials said, and a significant magnitude 5.8 aftershock hit overnight to further complicate recovery efforts.
Soldiers and emergency teams search badly damaged shopping centre, paper mill and homes for survivors The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Tuesday has risen to 30, as the search for survivors trapped in a badly damaged shopping centre, paper mill and collapsed homes across the south-west of the country continues. The 6.8-magnitude quake, which struck Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, injured at least 62 people, according to the prefectural government. Almost 5,000 Self-Defence Forces (SDF) personnel deployed to the region face temperatures of up to 35C on Thursday, officials said, adding that a 5.8-magnitude aftershock overnight had further hampered the rescue efforts. About 170 rescue workers are searching the Aeon shopping centre in the town of Kashima, which was bustling with thousands of people when the quake struck.
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