Death toll from Japan earthquake climbs to 34

The magnitude 7.1 quake has killed 34 people and left six more seriously injured.

Tuesday’s magnitude 7.1 quake set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes

The Kumamoto prefectural government said the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week has now killed at least 25 people, although the true death toll was likely higher.

Fears a gas leak may have caused mall explosion following quake

The number of those missing was unclear after the quake left at least 63 people injured, five of them seriously.

Rescue operations are ongoing following the 6.8-magnitude quake, as survivors wrestle with the shock.

The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan climbed to 13 on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.