Japanese earthquake rescue workers race against time to find survivors at devastated mall

Emergency search and rescue crews are combing through the mangled wreckage of buildings after a devastating earthquake rattled southern Japan, killing over a dozen people. CBS News' Anna Coren has the latest details.

Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall, searching for survivors after Tuesday’s powerful earthquake. The mall’s second floor collapsed after an explosion that was likely caused by a gas leak.

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

7.1-magnitude jolt rocked southern Japan on Tuesday

Authorities investigate possible explosion at Aeon shopping centre, power out for thousands of homes

4 min readJul 29, 2026 02:02 PM IST Damaged cars in a parking lot at the Aeon Mall shopping centre, where an explosion occurred after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japans southern Kumamoto prefecture, July 29, 2026. (REUTERS) A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Japan on Tuesday trigg

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu.

At least 13 people have been killed after the earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday.

Rescue efforts are under way at a shopping mall, where many people are trapped following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake

Before the magnitude-7.1 earthquake hit, the mall had highlighted its seismically reinforced ceilings and improvements to safety and ⁠resilience.

The quake collapsed the second floor of the Aeon Mall in Kashima Town.

Rescue personnel are working to free those trapped in collapsed buildings after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto on Tuesday.

Japan's worst earthquake in two years has caused widespread damage and destruction on the southern island of Kyushu.

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