Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 30 as aftershock and heat hamper rescue efforts

Japan's earthquake death toll has climbed to thirty, The Guardian reports, as soldiers and emergency crews keep combing a badly damaged shopping centre, a paper mill, and collapsed homes across Kyushu's Kumamoto prefecture for survivors. The magnitude six point eight quake, which struck Tuesday, has also injured at least sixty-two people, according to the prefectural government.

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