People trapped in quake-collapsed mall
Caroline Aylward
ByCaroline Aylward
July 28, 2026Updated: July 28, 2026, 12:44 pm EDTPublished: July 28, 2026, 12:31 pm EDT

Officials are not sure how many people could be trapped after the Aeon Mall in Kashima, Japan, partially collapsed during an earthquake. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck Tuesday afternoon in the southern Japan prefecture of part of the Kumamoto. Dozens of people have been injured. Other buildings also collapsed and fires started in the quake.

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