Live: Search for survivors after Japan earthquake collapses shopping centre

Rescue teams are searching for survivors in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, after a preliminary magnitude seven point one earthquake collapsed the Aeon Mall shopping centre on Tuesday. ABC News (Australia) reports that local media described an explosion at the site following the quake. Aeon is one of Japan's largest retail chains, and the search for those missing continues.

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