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Toll Climbs: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed 13 deaths after a powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan, with rescue work continuing into Wednesday morning. Dozens more were injured. Search teams kept combing through damaged sites for survivors. The confirmed toll rose through Tuesday night and Wednesday as officials assessed the extent of the destruction across Kumamoto prefecture.
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Four injured people were pulled out, while around 20 to 30 employees remained unaccounted for. Mass Evacuation: More than 9,000 people took shelter in over 500 evacuation centres across five prefectures, including Kumamoto and Fukuoka, the government said.
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