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Key points
- The magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed at least 13 people and caused extensive damage across southern Japan.
- A Uki hospital lost electricity and stopped operating; another halted new admissions after treating 86 injured people.
- Three of eight people rescued from the damaged Aeon mall later died, while four employees remained unaccounted for.
- Officials were examining a possible gas explosion at the mall, but spokesperson Minoru Kihara said the cause was unresolved.
- Around 260,000 people in Kumamoto prefecture were advised to seek shelter, while more than 36,000 homes lacked power.
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Authorities reported that many people were feared trapped in a shopping mall after the earthquake.
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Hospitals near the epicenter faced severe pressure from electricity failures and incoming casualties; one stopped operating and another suspended new admissions.
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