Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23

In this aerial image taken with a drone, responders work outside AEON Mall Kumamoto after an explosion occurred following an earthquake, in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, Thursday, July

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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23

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In this aerial image taken with a drone, responders work outside AEON Mall Kumamoto after an explosion occurred following an earthquake, in Kashima, K

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