Kumamoto Disaster Response Focuses on Survivor Aid Amid Heat Concerns

One week after a disaster in Kumamoto, Japan, response efforts are shifting to helping survivors, with concerns rising over heatstroke and blood clots in evacuation centers due to summer heat and shortages.

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One week on, disaster response in Kumamoto shifts to helping survivors

Uneven conditions at evacuation centers, where summer heat is compounding shortages of water and other essentials, are raising fears of heatstroke and blood clots among survivors.

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Kumamoto Disaster Response Focuses on Survivor Aid Amid Heat Concerns

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One week on, disaster response in Kumamoto shifts to helping survivors

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