SocietyEarthquake: Chimney collapses at factory in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto; five of seven rescued die

NHK aerial footage showed a chimney at Nippon Paper’s Yatsushiro mill broken and toppled after a magnitude 6-upper shaking in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. Kumamoto Prefecture said that as of 2 p.m. on the 29th, 11 people were trapped; seven were rescued, five of whom died.

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NNHK News★★★☆☆2026-07-28 09:32Original