The location of three of the mall’s employees could not be confirmed, according to Aeon, which operates the mall. At the paper plant, 11 people were trapped after its chimney collapsed from the heavy shaking, Kumamoto officials said. Over 530 people had received, or were receiving, treatment at major hospitals in Kumamoto, according to the public broadcaster NHK. As of Wednesday evening, power outages affected more than 31,000 households in Kumamoto, according to Kyushu Electric Power. The post Japan ‘Races Against Time’ to Reach People Trapped After Large Quake appeared first on New York Times.