Several trapped in collapsed shopping centre feared dead after earthquake struck Japan

Around 20 to 30 workers at the prefecture’s largest shopping mall were unaccounted

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

Tuesday's magnitude 7.1 quake registered up to a shindo 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.

Around 300,000 people have been instructed to go to evacuation centres after strong tremors damaged highways and bridges

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

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- About 20 to 30 people, including shopping mall workers, may be trapped inside a mall building after an explosion Tuesday in quake-hit

The strongest impact was felt in the Kumamoto region on Kyushu island, where the 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

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Dozens of people were feared trapped in a shopping mall in Japan on Tuesday after a major earthquake toppled buildings, sparked fires and reportedly killed one person and injured more than 100.

Fuji TV reports that there are several fatalities. The earthquake has left at least 50 people injured in the southern prefecture of Kumamoto and 300,000 people have been instructed to go to evacuation centers

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Kyushu Island Tuesday, trapping people inside a shopping mall and injuring dozens.

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Dozens of people were hospitalized after the earthquake hit southern Japan. According to media reports, many are feared dead after a shopping mall partially collapsed in the town of Kashima.

A massive earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday, registering a magnitude of 7.1 and causing the second floor of the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto to collapse. “Quite a few” are feared dead, and more than two dozen remain missing from the mall alone. Local outlet Kyodo News Agency reported that there may have ...

The quake had a magnitude of 7.1, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, but reached the highest possible level of seven on Japan’s Shindo scale.

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, injuring at least 50 people, trapping several inside a partially collapsed shopping mall, and widespread disruption across southern Japan.Fire officials said multiple people were trapped inside an Aeon shopping mall after the reported ex

"Many people" were trapped inside a shopping mall damaged in a major earthquake Tuesday in southwestern Japan, emergency services said.

As per a statement from the retailer, customers have been evacuated, but several are trapped and feared dead.

"Many people" were trapped inside a shopping centre damaged in a major earthquake in southwestern Japan, emergency services said.

Some reports say there was an explosion at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto, following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake which injured several people.

The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, happened on Sunday night at Amaokpala, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area.