As Japan battles a race against time following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Kumamoto, authorities confirm 13 fatalities, extensive infrastructure damage, and thousands of deployed rescue workers. <\/p>\n
As of 8:30 AM (1:30 AM in Poland), 13 fatalities have been confirmed, along with widespread devastation including building collapses, fires, and road damage, stated the head of the Japanese government. Prime Minister Takaichi offered sincere condolences to the families of the victims and expressed sympathy to those affected.<\/p>\n
In addition to the previously confirmed 13 deaths, the tragedy’s toll includes at least seven seriously injured individuals and 29 with minor injuries, announced Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara during a regular briefing. He added that nearly 9,200 evacuees are staying in 506 shelters across five prefectures.<\/p>\n
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday, July 28, through Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan. The epicenter was located about 20 kilometers south of Kumamoto. A representative of the Japan Meteorological Agency warned residents in the hardest-hit areas of the possibility of further strong tremors over the coming week and the risk of landslides.<\/p>\n
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) recorded nearly 170 aftershocks within the subsequent 24 hours and warned that another tremor reaching a magnitude of 7 cannot be ruled out over the coming week.<\/p>\n
A race against time is underway in the rescue operation involving over 3,600 soldiers, firefighters, and police officers. Prime Minister Takaichi thanked the services for their uninterrupted operations and assured that the government is doing everything in its power to supply shelters with food, water, power generators, and air conditioners due to the prevailing heatwaves.<\/p>\n
Authorities have issued evacuation orders for more than 260,000 residents, while nearly 37,000 households remain without electricity. Due to infrastructure damage, 84,000 households still lack running water, and approximately 37,000 have been cut off from energy supplies.<\/p>\n
Fires burning in southwestern Europe, especially in Spain and France, are among the largest in history, accompanied by unusual atmospheric phenomena, as described on Wyborcza.pl by Krzysztof Drozdowski.<\/p>\n
The most severe damage was reported in the town of Kashima, where the Aeon shopping mall partially collapsed, burying people under the rubble. According to reports, an explosion occurred there after customers were evacuated, likely caused by a gas leak. Earlier, media reported at least two fatalities and the recovery of eight people. Due to the risk of secondary damage, the search operation is difficult, and authorities are still determining the number of missing persons.<\/p>\n
Serious losses were also reported at the Nippon Paper factory in Yatsushiro, where a tall chimney collapsed. Kyodo News reported pulling two people from the rubble who were found to be in cardiac arrest, while local officials stated the fate of nine workers remains unknown and an intense rescue operation continues. Additionally, one person died after a house collapsed in the city of Yatsushiro.<\/p>\n
Air pollution in Europe is decreasing, but it is also increasing, writes Tomasz Ulanowski on Wyborcza.pl.<\/p>\n
Japan is located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Due to its position at the junction of tectonic plates, Japan is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, recording about 20 percent of all earthquakes with a magnitude above 6, with noticeable tremors occurring on average every five minutes, amounting to up to two thousand such events annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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