Japan earthquake aftermath: Woman dies of heat stroke in parked car; toll rises to 36

An elderly woman died from heat stroke while sheltering in her car after a massive earthquake. Authorities are warning of growing heat-related risks for evacuees amid sweltering temperatures. Thousands remain displaced, with many sleeping in cars or outside their homes for privacy. Temperatures are climbing, raising fe

Officials say the latest victim from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week is an elderly woman who apparently developed heat stroke while taking shelter in a car

Maximum temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius or higher Saturday and into next week, with Monday forecast to hit 40 C.

Kumamoto faces a “double disaster,” as rescuers work in 100 degree heat, and shelters with limited air-conditioning put displaced people at risk for heatstroke.

In our news wrap Friday, this week's powerful earthquake in Japan has claimed at least 34 lives, a sweltering heat dome descended over much of the West, a Marine Corps fighter jet crashed at Miramar Air Station in California and President Trump says the U.S. has not yet agreed to let Ukraine build Patriot missiles to a

More than 1,500 buildings were damaged, including 179 that were destroyed, according to preliminary assessments by Japanese officials.

Survivors spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as over 79,000 homes remain without water

Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel and punishing summer temperatures that stoked fears of heat-related illness.

The number dead in Japan's earthquake has risen to 34 - as 9,000 remain in temporary shelters in searing heat.

TOKYO (AP) -- Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or slept in cars as they faced sh

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southern Japan, killing at least 34 people and causing widespread damage. DW has more.

Residents in southwestern Japan have had to resort to sleeping in their cars for shelter, after a recent 6.8 magnitude.

The earthquake struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday with a magnitude of 7.1.

KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 31 (Reuters) - The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week rose to 34 on Friday from 25 previously, the Kumamoto prefecture government said in a statement.

Nearly half of those killed were caught up in two major incidents: Nippon Paper Industries' paper mill, which suffered major structural damage, and Aeon's shopping mall, where a possible gas explosion occurred

Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 34  Reuters

This year’s heat death toll for Southern Nevada rose to 46 on Thursday, a day after the Clark County coroner’s office released a spreadsheet that listed 29 heat-related deaths.

At least 34 people have been killed after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, with 9,000 others displaced across the country's south-west.

Japanese emergency workers yesterday searched tirelessly for survivors at a wrecked shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 34 and tens of thousands were left without power in punishing heat. The Kumamoto disaster management office issued the new tally for Tuesday’s quake, with seven bodies extract

Thousands of people spent another night at evacuation centers set up throughout the area in gymnasiums and other big spaces. Some homes were still without water or electricity.

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.

The quake caused widespread damage, triggering fires and leaving thousands of residents without power and water with temperatures hitting 39 degrees Celsius

Authorities revised up the death toll from a powerful 7.0 magnitude quake in Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan to 34, with another 89 injured.

The number of people who have died after a powerful earthquake hit southwestern Japan has risen to 34, authorities in Kumamoto prefecture said on Thursday.

Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to find survivors from a wrecked shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake two days earlier hit 34 and thousands sweltered in punishing heat. The quake caused widespread damage, flattening homes, damaging bridges, triggering fires and leaving tens of thousands

Almost no other country in the world is rocked by such frequent and damaging earthquakes as Japan – an island nation that sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates, the constantly-shifting slabs of the Earth’s crust. It also lies on the “Ring of Fire,” a 25,000-mile arc that stretches around the Pacific, where the …

Hundreds of elderly people slumbered on thin mats on the hard lobby floor at a community centre in Uki city as they sought relief from the punishing heat.

Japanese emergency workers were battling to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping centre, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 28 and thousands sweltered in punishing heat.

Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 people.

1 min readJul 29, 2026 08:08 AM IST Person on a bike passes by collapsed houses, a day after an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture (Photo/AP) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that 13 people were confirmed dead after a powerful earthquake struck the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto. “There are pe

Death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake  Toronto Star

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan

Death toll rises to 13 as rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake  AP News

Military mobilises thousands of personnel after quake on southern Kyushu island that registered a maximum 7 on the Japanese shindo intensity scale At least five people have been killed, and nine are missing after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, injuring hundreds and knocking out power and