Officials end a five-day rescue operation at Japan’s collapsed Aeon Mall following powerful quake

Authorities in Japan ended a five-day search-and-rescue operation on Saturday at the collapsed Aeon Mall in the southwest region of the country. The massive rescue effort followed a powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck earlier in the week.

The natural disaster resulted in 34 deaths. The conclusion of the search operations marks the end of the intensive phase of emergency response at the primary site of structural collapse.