Kyushu Expressway is destroyed by an enormous earthquake in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 29, 2026. /VCG
More than 9,000 individuals had been in evacuation facilities early Wednesday after a significant quake hit southwestern Japan, the federal government stated.
“We have received reports of seven people with serious injuries and 29 with minor injuries. Furthermore, as of 7 am today (2200 GMT Tuesday), 9,186 people have sought refuge in 506 evacuation centers across five prefectures, including Kumamoto and Fukuoka,” authorities spokesperson Minoru Kihara stated a day after the quake that killed not less than 13 individuals.
Source: CGTN