Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7. 1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon. “There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” Takaichi said. “We will go all out to find and rescue as many as we...
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