Japan says over 9,000 people in evacuation centers after quake

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Kyushu Expressway is destroyed by a massive earthquake in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 29, 2026. /VCG

More than 9,000 people were in evacuation centers early Wednesday after a major quake hit southwestern Japan, the government said.

"We have received reports of seven people with serious injuries and 29 with minor injuries. Furthermore, as of 7 am today (2200 GMT Tuesday), 9,186 people have sought refuge in 506 evacuation centers across five prefectures, including Kumamoto and Fukuoka," government spokesperson Minoru Kihara said a day after the quake that killed at least 13 people.

Source(s): AFP

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