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Japan Moves Rescue Workers Into Quake Rubble

Japan moves rescue workers into Kumamoto rubble as residents face missing relatives and power failures

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Emergency crews in Kumamoto are searching collapsed buildings after a strong quake killed at least 13 people, left others missing, displaced thousands, and disrupted power, gas, transit, and communications.

  1. Frame 1Japan moves rescue workers into Kumamoto rubble as residents face missing relatives and power failures.
  2. Frame 2Search teams fan through collapsed homes, a damaged mall, and a paper mill.
  3. Frame 3Officials report at least 13 dead, with others still missing beneath unstable debris.
  4. Frame 4More than 9,000 evacuees move into shelters as utilities fail in places.
  5. Frame 5Heat, suspended transport, and broken communications slow the rescue system.
  6. Frame 6Tokyo adds crews and power supplies before heat and debris narrow rescue chances.
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Jul 29, 9:25 AM EDT
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