Urgent: Death toll from Japan's Kumamoto earthquake rises to 34-Xinhua

Urgent: Death toll from Japan's Kumamoto earthquake rises to 34

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-07-30 15:32:00

This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows damaged houses in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 34, the prefectural government said Thursday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 34, the prefectural government said Thursday.

This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows a damaged house in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 34, the prefectural government said Thursday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows a fallen utility pole in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 34, the prefectural government said Thursday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows damaged houses in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 34, the prefectural government said Thursday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows damaged houses in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 34, the prefectural government said Thursday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows damaged houses in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 34, the prefectural government said Thursday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

This photo taken on July 30, 2026 shows damaged houses in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 34, the prefectural government said Thursday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)