The number of people killed as a result of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that occurred in Kumamoto prefecture on Japan's Kyushu island has reached 38, and at least 139 people have been injured.
Modern.az reports that this is stated in the summarized information of the prefecture authorities and rescue services.
According to the information, 9.2 thousand people remain in the evacuation centers where they were evacuated immediately after the natural disaster.