Rescue efforts after strong earthquake in Kumamoto Pref.

Rescue efforts after strong earthquake in Kumamoto Pref.

Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's emergency rescue team board a helicopter in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on July 29, 2026, to fly to Kumamoto Prefecture to assist search and rescue operations after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity the previous day.

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