# The death toll from the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Japan on Tuesday has risen to 30, as rescue teams race to find survivors underneath collapsed buildings. The earthquake that struck Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu left at least 62 people injured, while the region experienced over 100 aftershocks. Rescue workers continue to search the rubble of the Aeon shopping mall and a paper factory. Officials say high temperatures are making the rescue efforts increasingly difficult. Some 36-thousand-700 households are without electricity.
Death toll from the Japan earthquake has risen to 30 as rescue operations continue