The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan this week has risen to 34, local officials said on Thursday, as rescuers braved sweltering heat and raced to find survivors under the rubble two days after the temblor.

nyti.msJapan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 34Rescue crews were working to find people who might still be trapped in a collapsed shopping mall, as the region faced sweltering heat.