2 unresponsive, 2 seriously injured, 7 missing at paper plant after Kumamoto Pref. quake

KUMAMOTO -- Two people were unresponsive, two others were seriously injured and seven remained missing at a Nippon Paper Industries Co. plant after a

Two women were confirmed dead and one woman was found unresponsive, local authorities said Wednesday, hours after an explosion rocked a shopping mall on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu following a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake.

Damage is seen to part of the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Jul 29, 2026 after an earthquake struck the area. (Photo: AFP/Yuichi YAMAZAKI) 29 Jul 2026 07:02AM TOKYO: Two young women were found dead early Wednesday (Jul 29) in a mall badly damaged by a powerful earthquake and subsequent explosio

Dozens Still Injured Or Missing After 7.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Southern Japan  HuffPost

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan's southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, causing part of a shopping centre and a huge chimney at a paper factory to collapse, officials said.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has shaken Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, leaving dozens of people missing or injured