Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall: KUMAMOTO, Japan — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto and rescuers are frantically searching for survivors trapped beneath the rubble, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday (July 29).”Even now, there are people waiting to be rescued, and this is a race against time. We will marshal all available resources on the ground to save and rescue as many people as possible,” Takaichi told reporters at her office in Tokyo a day after the quake struck, raising the toll from three deaths reported earlier.The quake knocked out power to thousands of homes and ruptured roads across the region.Rescuers pulled eight people from the rubble of a partially collapsed shopping mall early on Wednesday. Two women in their 20s were killed as an apparent explosion of unknown origin ripped the mall apart about an hour after the earthquake.Authorities are investigating a possible gas explosion, local media reported.Emergency fire rescue teams, police and army personnel were focusing on areas of the building where calls for help had been received. #JapanEarthquake #Kumamoto #EarthquakeResponse #SurvivorRescue #DisasterRelief