Japan earthquake death toll rises to 28 as evacuees battle sweltering heat
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto prefecture has killed 28 people. Tens of thousands of households remain without power or water as evacuees face near 40 degree heat.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, killing 28 people. A factory smokestack collapsed in Yatsushiro and a shopping mall was hit by an explosion. Around 10,000 people have evacuated, with roughly 23,000 households still without power and nearly 75,000 without running water as forecasters warn of near 40 degree Celsius heat this weekend.
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