Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 17 as aftershock and heat complicate rescue efforts
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Key context: <p>Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors</p><p>The death toll from the major earthquake that hit Japan on Tuesday has risen to 17, as the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/29/japan-earthquake-death-aftershocks">search for trapped survivors</a> inside a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses in the country’s south-west continues.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/japan-earthquake-death-toll-rises">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivorsThe 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. That number has steadily grown, fanning fears it will rise. Continue reading...
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