The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan has resulted in at least 18 deaths and dozens of injuries. Rescue operations are ongoing at a collapsed shopping mall and factory, with officials concerned that the death toll may rise.
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan.
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