日本熊本县周二遭遇7.1级地震，造成34人死亡[1]。位于鹿岛町的Aeon购物中心因地震引发气体泄漏爆炸，导致建筑坍塌[1]。官方搜救队伍在该购物中心废墟中进行了为期五天的救援工作，于周六正式结束行动[1]。
整个搜救期间，救援人员从坍塌废墟中救出5人，找到7具遗体[1]。此外，日本制纸工业工厂也是地震的重灾区，该厂烟囱倒塌导致11名员工被困，其中2人获救，9人确认死亡[1]。
地震造成的影响范围广泛：全县共有103人受伤[1]，180多栋房屋被毁，近3500栋建筑受损[1]。约70000户居民缺少淡水供应[1]，超过9000人滞留在避难所中[1]。熊本市周六的气温达到36.6摄氏度[1]。
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan on Tuesday, claiming 34 lives and triggering a series of disasters across the region.[1] Among the hardest-hit sites was an Aeon shopping mall in Kashima Town, where a gas leak caused an explosion that brought down the building's second floor.[1] Rescue officials concluded their five-day search-and-rescue operation at the mall on Saturday, having extracted five survivors from the rubble and recovered seven bodies, with all missing persons from the site now accounted for.[1]
The earthquake's devastation extended beyond the shopping center. A paper factory experienced a chimney collapse, trapping eleven employees; two were rescued while nine were confirmed dead.[1] Across the broader disaster zone, 103 people sustained injuries, approximately 70,000 households lost access to fresh water, and over 9,000 people crowded into evacuation shelters.[1] The quake destroyed more than 180 homes and damaged nearly 3,500 buildings.[1] In Kumamoto City, Saturday's temperature reached 36.6 degrees Celsius, adding to the challenging conditions facing the affected population.[1]