00:00Rescue teams are continuing their search for survivors in southern Japan after a powerful earthquake struck the Kumamoto Prefecture, killing
00:09at least 13 people.
00:11The magnitude 7.1 quake caused widespread devastation, leaving buildings collapsed and communities cut off.
00:18Japanese Prime Minister Sanita Kaichi said rescue workers are in a race against time to reach people still trapped beneath
00:26the rubble.
00:26Search teams are focusing their efforts on an Aon shopping mall in Kashima Town and a paper factory in Yatsushiro
00:35where people are believed to remain trapped.
00:37The quake knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes, damaged roads and disrupted communication networks across the region.
00:45More than 9,000 residents have been evacuated to emergency shelters as the search for survivors continues.
