Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 30 as aftershock and heat hamper rescue efforts

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Soldiers and emergency teams search badly damaged shopping centre, paper mill and homes for survivors

The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Tuesday has risen to 30, as the search for survivors trapped in a badly damaged shopping centre, paper mill and collapsed homes across the south-west of the country continues.

The 6.8-magnitude quake, which struck Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, injured at least 62 people, according to the prefectural government.

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