France: Japanese military airlifts air conditioners to Kumamoto shelters following a powerful earthquake.

USERS MUST CREDIT "JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — NO ARCHIVE – NO RESALE — SHOTLIST: KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE, JAPAN (JULY 30, 2026) (JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE - RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF AIR CONDITIONERS LOADED INSIDE C-2 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT 2. JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE PERSONNEL SECURING CARGO 3. C-2 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT 4. VARIOUS OF AIR CONDITIONERS BEING UNLOADED FROM AIRCRAFT 5. VARIOUS OF PERSONNEL CARRYING AIR CONDITIONERS 6. RELIEF SUPPLIES BEING DELIVERED TO EVACUATION CENTER (TWO SHOTS) KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE, JAPAN - JULY 30 - USERS MUST CREDIT "JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — NO ARCHIVE – NO RESALE — Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel deployed C-2 transport aircraft to deliver air conditioning units and emergency relief supplies to evacuation centers in Kumamoto Prefecture following a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan. Footage released by the Ministry of Defense showed Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel loading portable air conditioning units aboard a Kawasaki C-2 military transport plane. The airlifters flew the emergency climate-control equipment directly into Kumamoto Air Base, where ground crews unloaded and dispatched the units to temporary shelters. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan's southwestern Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu island this week has risen to 30, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK reported. Addressing a government meeting, Takaichi said the figure included people whose deaths are still under investigation to determine whether they were directly related to Tuesday's 7.1-magnitude quake, which caused damage to housing and power lines. Meanwhile, search and rescue efforts continued at a collapsed shopping mall and a damaged paper factory. The Kyushu Shinkansen Line between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-chuo stations remained suspended as authorities struggled to assess the damage. More than 10,000 people were staying in evacuation centers as of Thursday morning.