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Japan's Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Rises to 34; Victims Found at Paper Mill, Mall
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Japan's Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Rises to 34; Victims Found at Paper Mill, Mall

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The death toll from the Kumamoto earthquake in Japan has risen to 34.
  • Authorities are racing against time to rescue survivors, with 72 hours having passed since the initial quake.
  • Fatalities were discovered at a paper mill and a shopping mall, among other locations.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto, Japan, has climbed to 34 as rescue efforts continue.

Japanese authorities are engaged in a desperate race against time to save lives, with the critical 72-hour window for finding survivors of the quake having passed. The government has pledged to do everything possible to rescue as many people as possible.

According to reports from Kyodo News and NHK, eight fatalities were found at a Yatsushiro plant belonging to Nippon Paper Industries, and seven more were discovered at the Aeon Mall Kumamoto, a large shopping center. Additional deaths were confirmed in Uki City and Kosamachi.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kiihara stated that "the rescue of lives is becoming a race against time," vowing to exert maximum effort in the ongoing rescue operations. The discovery of victims at industrial and commercial sites highlights the widespread impact of the earthquake.

The rescue of lives is becoming a race against time.

— Minoru Kiihara, Chief Cabinet SecretaryKiihara emphasized the urgency of the rescue operations in the aftermath of the earthquake.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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