日本九州岛南部熊本县于7月29日发生7.1级地震[1][2]。根据不同报道，地震造成至少13人至18人死亡[1][2]、62至64人受伤[1][2]。随后检测到100多次余震[1]。
地震引发的灾情最为严重的是熊本县Kashima市的商业设施。其中一份报道指出商城有4人死亡、3人失踪[2]，另一份报道称至少3人死亡、1人心脏停止、3人失踪[1]。约3000名顾客被疏散至安全地点[1][2]。
日本首相高市早苗表示"还有人在等待被救援，这是一场时间赛跑"[2]。日本自卫队和消防部队正在进行搜救行动[2]。地震造成广泛的基础设施破坏：熊本县一家日本制纸工业工厂烟囱倒塌，造成5人死亡、7人获救、4人仍被困[2]；全区约34900户停电、15000户断水[2]，8800多人进入400多处避难所[2]。
当局向疏散中心运送救援物资和300台空调设备[1]，以应对未来数天达到40摄氏度的高温[1]。列车服务已暂停运营[1]，阿苏熊本机场运营已恢复但部分航班取消[2]。
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southern Kyushu in Japan's Kumamoto region, claiming at least 13 lives and injuring 64 people [1]. The initial tremor was followed by over 100 detected aftershocks [1], with rescuers and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel racing against time to locate survivors trapped under collapsed structures and debris.
The Aleon shopping mall in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, suffered the most severe damage, with a blast at the facility claiming at least 3 lives, 1 person experiencing cardiac arrest, and 3 others reported missing [1]. Approximately 3,000 shoppers were evacuated from the complex [1]. A separate industrial incident compounded the tragedy: a smokestack collapse at a Japan Paper Manufacturing factory in Kumamoto claimed 5 lives, while 4 workers remained trapped and 7 were rescued [2]. Additionally, a Vietnamese skilled intern died when a construction crane fell, and another Vietnamese woman was injured when a wall collapsed [2].
The broader impact extended across the region, with more than 34,900 households experiencing power outages and approximately 15,000 losing water supply [2]. Over 8,800 people sought shelter in more than 400 evacuation centers [2]. Authorities deployed relief supplies and 300 air conditioning units to these centers [1], as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius in coming days [1]. Train services were suspended [1], though Aso Kumamoto Airport resumed operations with some flight cancellations [2]. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating that "there are people still waiting to be rescued" [2].