This latest death was what officials and experts had worried about amid high temperatures.
East Asia
This latest death was what officials and experts had worried about amid high temperatures.
A firefighter searches the damaged AEON Mall following an explosion triggered by an earthquake in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jul 31, 2026. (File photo: AP/Kyodo News/Kai Naito)
02 Aug 2026 04:40PM
(Updated: 02 Aug 2026 04:48PM)
A woman with apparent heat stroke found dead while taking shelter in a car in quake-hit Japan
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Muertes por terremoto en Japón se eleva a 36: hallan adulta mayor muerta dentro de un auto por aparente golpe de calor
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Japan earthquake aftermath: Death count hits 34 amid rising heat
Japan quake toll hits 34 as survivors struggle in heat
