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Four Rescued From Collapsed Japanese Mall After Earthquake; 10 Missing
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Four Rescued From Collapsed Japanese Mall After Earthquake; 10 Missing

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Four people were rescued from a partially collapsed Japanese shopping center after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake.
  • The Aeon Mall Kumamoto partially collapsed, with officials investigating a possible gas leak as a cause.
  • Ten people are still reported missing following the incident.

Four individuals have been rescued from the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Japan after it partially collapsed following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake. The rescues occurred after the shopping center suffered structural damage, with local media reporting that the collapse may have been exacerbated by a gas leak.

According to NHK, citing local officials, all four rescued individuals are not in life-threatening condition. However, the situation remains tense as authorities report that approximately 10 other people are still unaccounted for. Rescue and investigation efforts are ongoing at the site of the partial collapse.

Initial reports from TV Asahi suggested that an explosion, possibly due to a gas leak following the earthquake, could have triggered the structural failure of the mall. Investigations are currently underway to determine the exact cause of the collapse. The earthquake's magnitude of 6.8 has caused significant disruption and concern in the affected region.

So far, four people have been rescued and none are in life-threatening condition.

— NHKThe public broadcaster reported on the condition of the rescued individuals.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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