More earthquake warnings in Japan as rescuers race to free those trapped

Earthquake warning alarms sounded on phones in the Kumamoto region again on Wednesday night when a 5.8 magnitude quake hit.

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 and left many missing in southwestern Japan.

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

At least 13 people have been killed in southwestern Japan after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday, as rescuers searched for survivors of collapses at a shopping mall and a paper mill.

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.