Search and rescue efforts are ongoing through the night in Japan after an earthquake struck the region. Authorities are actively working to locate individuals reported missing within various collapsed buildings.
Reports indicate that multiple people are trapped inside a collapsed shopping mall. A factory has also reportedly collapsed, with individuals missing. Buildings across the affected area have suffered significant damage.
The earthquake, identified as the Kumamoto Earthquake, has raised fears of multiple fatalities. One destroyed Aeon mall had recently reopened, a decade after a previous deadly quake. This is a developing story and will be updated as details emerge.
