Strong quake jolts southwestern Japan

Strong quake jolts southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 28, 2026, shows search and rescue operations at a destroyed Aeon Mall building in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, following an explosion after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the southwestern Japan prefecture. Many people are feared trapped inside the building.

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