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Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 17 as Aftershocks and Heat Hamper Rescue
The death toll from Tuesday's magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu island has risen to 17, with at least 62 injured. Soldiers and emergency workers are searching a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses for survivors. Aftershocks and intense heat are complicating rescue efforts, and authorities fear the casualty figures will continue to rise.
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