Dozens of people remain missing after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake flattened a shopping centre in Japan.
At least 13 people were confirmed dead on Tuesday after the quake, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.
A number were understood to have been killed following an explosion at the Aeon mall in Kashima Town, thought to have been triggered by a gas leak.
A large chimney at a paper factory also collapsed amid reports of injuries and damage to roads, bridges and buildings, as well as blackouts and fire.
An unknown number of people were trapped when the second floor of the shopping centre collapsed, according to
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