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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to assemble corrugated carboard beds is underway in a temporary evacuation center in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to assemble corrugated carboard beds is underway in a temporary evacuation center in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Work to assemble corrugated carboard beds is underway in a temporary evacuation center in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A vehicle unloads waste and rubble onto a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A vehicle unloads waste and rubble onto a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A vehicle unloads waste and rubble onto a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A vehicle unloads waste and rubble onto a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Vehicles carrying waste and rubble arrive at a garbage-collecting site in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A street in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is congested with vehicles carrying waste and rubble on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A street in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is congested with vehicles carrying waste and rubble on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People sign up as volunteers in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Flowers and bottled drinks are placed near the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping center in the town of Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2026, after the building's deadly explosion following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Flowers and bottled drinks are placed at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto shopping center in the town of Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2026, after the building's deadly explosion following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Drivers fill up tanks at a gas station in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Drivers fill up tanks at a gas station in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People collect water from a water truck at the city hall of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2026, shows the inside of a toilet car parked in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2026, shows the inside of a toilet car parked in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2026, shows the inside of a toilet car parked in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People use temporary toilets set up at the city hall of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, following a powerful earthquake in the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People use temporary toilets set up at the city hall of Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, following a powerful earthquake in the region on July 28.

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Japan: Aftermath of Massive M7.1 Kumamoto Earthquake 3

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto region of Japan on Tuesday, July 28, registering a level 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, leaving 36 dead as of Saturday, August 1. An explosion was reported at the AEON Mall Kumamoto shortly after the quake, a chimney also collapsed at a paper factory, and more than 1,500 homes were reported destroyed or damaged across the affected areas.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People sleep in an evacuation center in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2026, shows a toilet car parked in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

An evacuee uses a toilet car parked at an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 31, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

An evacuee uses a toilet car parked at an evacuation center in Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 31, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People sleep in an evacuation center in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

An evacuee sits in an evacuation center in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

An evacuee rests at an evacuation center in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People sit in an evacuation center in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

People sit in an evacuation center in Uki in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the region on July 28.

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Japan: Aftermath of Massive M7.1 Kumamoto Earthquake 2

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto region of Japan on Tuesday, July 28, registering a level 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, leaving 36 dead as of Saturday, August 1. An explosion was reported at the AEON Mall Kumamoto shortly after the quake, a chimney also collapsed at a paper factory, and more than 1,500 homes were reported destroyed or damaged across the affected areas.

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Japan: Aftermath of Massive M7.1 Kumamoto Earthquake

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto region of Japan on Tuesday, July 28, registering a level 7 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, leaving 36 dead as of Saturday, August 1. An explosion was reported at the AEON Mall Kumamoto shortly after the quake, a chimney also collapsed at a paper factory, and more than 1,500 homes were reported destroyed or damaged across the affected areas.

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