Heat and aftershocks complicate rescue as Kumamoto quake death toll reaches 30
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A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Kumamoto on Kyushu, raising the death toll to 30 as rescuers search rubble amid sweltering heat; thousands are evacuated, more than 30,000 households are without power, and aftershocks continue. Air conditioners were dispatched to evacuation centers, and rescue teams are targeting sites including a damaged Aeon mall and a Nippon Paper factory where multiple fatalities occurred.
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