Japan earthquake deaths rise to 13 as rescuers race to find people trapped in mall
Thirteen people have died in an earthquake that struck south-west Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says, adding that rescuers are in a "race against time"
Thirteen people have died in an earthquake that struck south-west Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says, adding that rescuers are in a "race against time".
Rescue efforts are underway at a shopping mall in Kumamoto, where many people are trapped. Earlier, a Japanese official told the BBC that multiple people are unaccounted for at the centre, and at a factory after a chimney collapsed.
The earthquake - estimated at 6.8 magnitude by the US Geological Survey - hit inland on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT) on Tuesday.
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