日本熊本县7月29日发生7.1级地震，造成至少35人死亡，80多人受伤，其中5人伤势严重[1]。震中位置在熊本市以南约20公里[1]。地震引发了商场内的燃气爆炸和工厂烟囱坍塌等次生灾害[1]。已记录100多次余震[1]。
救援工作持续进行中，超过4500名士兵被部署到灾区进行搜救和基础设施修复[1]。约260000人已被撤离[1]。政府发言人Minoru Kihara表示："为确保没有人留在里面，我们正在专业训练犬的协助下完成检查"[1]。日本首相Sanae Takaichi指出："即使现在，仍有人等待被救援，这是一场与时间的竞赛"[1]。
地震造成的基础设施破坏广泛，约80万户断电，熊本县超过79000户缺水[1]。
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 29, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 80, with 5 sustaining severe injuries [1]. The tremor, centered approximately 20 kilometers south of Kumamoto city, triggered secondary disasters including gas explosions inside shopping centers and factory chimney collapses [1]. Over 100 aftershocks have followed the initial quake [1].
The disaster has displaced roughly 260,000 people, while approximately 800,000 households lost power and more than 79,000 households in Kumamoto Prefecture face water shortages [1]. In response, more than 4,500 military personnel have been deployed to the affected areas for rescue operations and infrastructure repairs [1]. Government spokesman Minoru Kihara stated: "To ensure no one is left behind, we are completing inspections with the assistance of professionally trained search dogs" [1]. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized the urgency of the situation, saying: "Even now, there are people waiting to be rescued—this is a race against time" [1].