'Considerable' number of people dead in Japan mall after quake
An aerial view shows the damaged Aeon Mall shopping center in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, where, according to local media, an explosion occurred after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck the region. Reuters-Yonhap
By AFP
TOKYO — A "considerable number" of people have died in a shopping mall damaged by a major earthquake Tuesday in southwestern Japan, broadcaster TBS reported.
Police told AFP that they could not confirm whether there were any fatalities at the mall in the town of Kashima.
Emergency services earlier said "many people" were trapped inside the building after a floor collapsed.