Several missing at paper factory, reports Japan's public broadcasterreaking

Several people are missing after a chimney collapsed at a paper factory in the Kumamoto prefecture, according to the police who are being cited by Japan's public broadcaster NHK. Police and firefighters are investigating the scene at Nippon Paper Industries Yatsushiro Plant, which is located in Yatsushiro City in the wider Kumamoto prefecture, says the outlet. An aerial photograph of the site obtained by Reuters news agency appears to show a broken and collapsed chimney.