Japan earthquake shakes Kumamoto newsroom as staff shelter under desks; 13 killed
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto in southwestern Japan on Tuesday evening, killing at least 13 people and prompting evacuation advisories for over 260,000 residents.
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the Kumamoto area on Japan's southern island of Kyushu late Tuesday, leaving at least 13 people dead and many others injured or missing. Footage from a local newsroom shows staff diving under desks as computer monitors and hanging signs shake violently.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said rescue operations continued overnight, calling it "a race against time" to reach those still trapped. More than 260,000 residents were advised to evacuate across Kumamoto and neighboring Nagasaki prefectures.
At the Yatsushiro factory, a collapsed chimney buried workers beneath rubble. Officials reported that several people were still unaccounted for on Wednesday morning.
