Building Collapse Earthquake

People trapped in collapsed mall

Earthquake in Japan caused buildings to collapse as dozens reportedly injured

“Quite a few” people are believed to have been killed after an explosion at a mall in the south of the country, according to local media citing police.

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Japan rocked by major earthquake; buildings collapsed, people trapped

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Japan quake kills at least two after blast at Kumamoto mall, one in building collapse

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Japan earthquake deaths rise to 13 as rescuers race to find people trapped in mall

Thirteen people are confirmed to have died in an earthquake that struck south-west Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said

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Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall

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Rescuers race to find survivors in collapsed shopping mall after Japan earthquake

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Search continues for people trapped in collapsed mall after Japan earthquake, with at least three confirmed dead

Earlier, a Japanese official told the BBC that multiple people are unaccounted for at the centre, and at a factory after a chimney collapsed

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Powerful earthquake strikes Japan

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People missing in collapsed mall and factory after earthquake hits Japan

Japan earthquake live: Death toll climbs to 13 as rescue efforts continue

An earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 and rated as a possible level seven on Japan's own Shindo 'scale of shaking' - the highest possible level - has struck the island of Kyushu

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Watch: Japan earthquake leaves 13 dead, 9,000 in evacuation centres as building collapses, explosion in mall

At least 13 people were killed after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southwestern Kumamoto region on Tuesday, flattening buildings and trapping people under collapsed structures as rescue teams raced to find survivors.