Japan's Kumamoto prefectural government announced on July 30 that 34 people had died as a result of the earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture. Local rescue operations are continuing. After the strong earthquake occurred on the 28th, a shopping center in Kumamoto Prefecture exploded and the building collapsed, causing casualties. On the 30th, local sources showed that in order to search and rescue the missing persons, rescuers used heavy machinery and other tools to carry out operations. The local police are investigating the cause of the explosion. After the strong earthquake, the chimney of the Nippon Paper Group's factory in Yatsushiro City broke and collapsed. Currently, 10 people have been searched and rescued, 8 of whom have died. More than 20,000 households in Kumamoto prefecture are still without power, more than 95,000 households are without water, and more than 10,000 people have taken refuge in the earthquake.

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