# Death toll from Japan’s Kumamoto earthquake rises to 39

https://mins.news/en/item/17231

- CGTN, 2026-08-08 01:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-08/news-1PqXVCm0kuc/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The death toll from the earthquake that struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture has risen to 39. The prefectural government said Saturday that the deaths followed the earthquake on July 28. The announcement updates the reported number of fatalities from the disaster. The quake affected the Kumamoto region in southwestern Japan.

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