Published on: 2026-07-29
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Tokyo, July 29 /Xinhua/ — The death of 12 people has been confirmed as a result of a powerful earthquake that occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan, and cardiac arrest has been recorded in six more. This was reported on Wednesday by NHK TV channel citing official data.
At the headquarters meeting on disaster relief that took place after 4:00 PM local time, prefecture officials stated that 62 more people were injured, and at least four are listed as missing.
Search and rescue operations continue in the affected areas, authorities are continuing to assess the full extent of the damage and losses, the channel reports. –0–
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