Japan: Rescue 'race against time' after deadly earthquake hits Kumamoto

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A deadly earthquake struck Kumamoto in southern Japan causing partial collapse of a shopping mall in Kashima and resulting in multiple hospitalizations and fatalities. Rescue operations are ongoing amid critical conditions.

Dozens of people were hospitalized after the earthquake hit southern Japan. According to media reports, at least two women were killed after a shopping mall partially collapsed in the town of Kashima.