
Jul 29, 2026
✦The Telegraph
Inside Japan's shopping mall disaster after quake triggers deadly blast
A 7.1-magnitude quake hit a southern Japan mall on Tuesday, followed by a deadly explosion. First responders pulled eight people from the wreckage early Wednesday, including three dead. "I thought a bomb had gone off," said local shop owner Takateru Sonoda. Soldiers now help search for three missing workers.