More than 46,000 households remain without water and thousands of people remain at crowded emergency shelters nearly a week after an earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture.
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More than 46,000 households remain without water and thousands of people remain at crowded emergency shelters nearly a week after an earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets evacuees as she visits an evacuation centre in Hikawa, southern Japan, on Aug 3, 2026. (Photo: AP/Kyodo News)
03 Aug 2026 06:38PM
(Updated: 03 Aug 2026 06:45PM)
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