France: Search dogs join rescue operations after Kumamoto earthquake.

USERS MUST CREDIT "JAPAN FIRE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — NO ARCHIVE – NO RESALE – SHOTLIST: KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE, JAPAN (JULY 30, 2026) (JAPAN FIRE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY - RESTRICTED) 1. SEARCH AND RESCUE WORKER WALKING WITH SEARCH DOG TOWARD COLLAPSED BUILDING 2. SEARCH DOG INSPECTING AMONG DEBRIS OF COLLAPSED STRUCTUREKUMAMOTO PREFECTURE, JAPAN - JULY 30 - USERS MUST CREDIT "JAPAN FIRE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY" HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — NO ARCHIVE – NO RESALE – Search and rescue teams deployed trained rescue dogs in Kumamoto Prefecture on Thursday, July 30, as operations continued following the powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan. Footage released by Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) showed rescue personnel working with search dogs as they inspected collapsed buildings and piles of debris for possible survivors. The teams moved through heavily damaged structures while search dogs led inspections in the earthquake-hit area. Search and rescue operations remained underway as emergency crews continued to assess damaged sites. 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.