Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that the death toll from the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture had risen to 13, according to the Mainichi Shimbun media outlet.
Takaichi also confirmed the quake and resulting fires had a severe impact on infrastructure, including multiple building collapses and damage to roads.
According to NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, the Kumamoto local government said that as of 9:30 am on Wednesday, 465 evacuation centers had been set up across the prefecture to shelter 9,872 evacuees. Around 36,700 households remained without power.
Kyodo News reported that about 140,000 households in 17 municipalities across Kumamoto Prefecture were without running water following the earthquake, citing the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The JR Kyushu railway operator said all train services on its network, including the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed line and all conventional rail lines, had been suspended.
