Tuesday, July 28, 2026

More than 40,000 without power across Kyushu island, says energy provider

People trapped in Japanese mall hit by earthquake, with others missing after factory chimney collapse Summary Many people are trapped inside a Japanese shopping centre after an earthquake, the fire service says One witness reported the second floor of the mall in Kumamoto collapsing - BBC Verify has looked at some of the images from the site Reports in Japan say 20 to 30 shopping centre staff may be missing - but the figure has not been confirmed Elsewhere in the Kumamoto prefecture, people are reported missing at a paper factory after a chimney collapsed A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit inland on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT), causing power cuts, damaged roads, a collapsed castle wall, and a destroyed footbridge

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