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Rescue crews scrambled through rubble Saturday morning in a desperate search for survivors of a magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Japan's Kyushu Island, the same region rattled by a 6.2 quake two days earlier.
The death toll in the Kyushu earthquake has risen to seven people, according to Kumamoto Prefecture's disaster management office.
Numerous buildings were damaged throughout the region. TV Asahi showed crews crawling over a collapsed roof in an attempt to find an elderly couple. An 80-year-old man was pulled from the rubble, TV Asahi said.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Saturday morning that 23 cases of people being buried under structures were reported so far.
Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said 7,262 people have sought shelter at 375 centers since Friday in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Suga said 20,000 self-defense forces are being deployed to the region for rescue efforts.