Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=MqSWmTTYN3U Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Japan earthquake deaths rise to 13 as rescuers race to find people trapped in mall | BBC News [S0J0xm9A5ff] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT Thirteen people have died in an earthquake that struck south-west Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says, adding that rescuers are in a "race against time". Rescue efforts are underway at a shopping mall in Kumamoto, where many people are trapped. Earlier, a Japanese official told the BBC that multiple people are unaccounted for at the centre, and at a factory after a chimney collapsed. The earthquake - estimated at 6.8 magnitude by the US Geological Survey - hit inland on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT) on Tuesday. Subscribe to our channel here: For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews n3O6JkQRoTx 0JX4mi55Cae CGekurkur90 DVIAlW5CdOG ASHO2IZdKWD
Thirteen people have died in an earthquake that struck south-west Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says, adding that rescuers are in a "race against time". Rescue efforts are underway at a shopping mall in Kumamoto, where many people are trapped. Earlier, a Japanese official told the BBC that multiple people are unaccounted for at the centre, and at a factory after a chimney collapsed. The earthquake - estimated at 6.8 magnitude by the US Geological Survey - hit inland on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT) on Tuesday. Subscribe to our channel here: For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews n3O6JkQRoTx 0JX4mi55Cae CGekurkur90 DVIAlW5CdOG ASHO2IZdKWD