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