9th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

9th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Flowers are placed on April 16, 2025, at the site of an apartment building that collapsed in Minamiaso, southwestern Japan, in one of two massive earthquakes that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in April 2016, killing a student who lived there.

9th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

9th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo taken on April 15, 2025, shows Aso Ohashi bridge in Minamiaso, southwestern Japan, which collapsed in a landslide triggered by a pair of massive earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in April 2016. The bridge is preserved as a reminder of the disaster.

9th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

9th anniversary of Kumamoto quakes

Photo taken on April 15, 2025, shows Aso Ohashi bridge in Minamiaso, southwestern Japan, which collapsed in a landslide triggered by a pair of massive earthquakes that hit Kumamoto Prefecture in April 2016. The bridge is preserved as a reminder of the disaster.

Rescue work continues in quake-hit southwestern Japan

Rescue work continues in quake-hit southwestern Japan

MINAMIASO, Japan, April 22 Kyodo - Rescue operations continue into the night in Minamiaso, southwestern Japan, on April 22, 2016 for those missing after powerful earthquakes.

Torrential rain in Kyushu

Torrential rain in Kyushu

MINAMIASO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area hit by a mudslide in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 12, 2012, after torrential rain in northern Kyushu, southwestern Japan.

Landslides in southwestern Japan

Landslides in southwestern Japan

MINAMIASO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers searching for people who have gone missing at the site of a landslide in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 12, 2012. Record-setting rainfalls have caused flooding and landslides in parts of southwestern Japan, leading to evacuation orders for thousands of residents, with authorities fearing that some people may have been buried alive.