00:02Rescuers were searching Wednesday for people trapped under the rubble of the shopping mall
00:07that collapsed in Japan due to a powerful earthquake.
00:11The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday left at least 13 dead
00:17dead and a hundred wounded.
00:19The earthquake on the island of Kyushu caused widespread damage, leveled homes, and triggered
00:24fires and left dozens of people without electricity or water.
00:29Some 130 police officers, 450 firefighters, and 170 soldiers were involved in the rescue efforts in this
00:35shopping center located in Kashima, on the outskirts of Kumamoto city, which suffered
00:40an explosion after the tremor.
00:41The walls and ceilings collapsed, revealing its metal structure.
00:48Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority said no immediate anomalies were detected
00:53in the region's power plants.
00:54However, more than 36,000 homes and facilities were still without power on Wednesday in
01:00Kumamoto Prefecture.
01:02Meanwhile, more than 9,000 people took refuge overnight in evacuation centers.
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