Kumamoto - Rescue operations continued across Kumamoto Prefecture more than 24 hours after a powerful earthquake registered the maximum seismic intensity of 7, leaving 12 people dead, six in cardiac arrest and three Aeon Mall Kumamoto employees still unaccounted for. Deep cracks opened across roads in Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, which also recorded the maximum intensity of 7. One of those trapped was a man who had been at home with his wife when the building collapsed. The couple escaped without assistance through a gap in the collapsed building and suffered only minor scratches. Kyushu Electric Power said that as of 5 p.m., around 32,110 households in Kumamoto Prefecture, including homes in Yatsushiro and Uki, were without electricity.