A major earthquake that severely damaged a shopping mall and a factory in Japan killed at least 13 people, offficials said Wednesday, as rescuers desperately tried to reach survivors feared trapped in the wreckage.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said authorities were still assessing the full extent of the damage in the area, which was devastated by a deadly quake a decade ago.

Dozens of people were hospitalized after the earthquake hit southern Japan. According to media reports, at least two women were killed after a shopping mall partially collapsed in…