Editorial: Preventing quake-related deaths vital amid extreme heat in Kumamoto Pref.

In the wake of a recent earthquake that hit southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, lifelines remain cut off and extreme heat has added to the hards

A woman in her 70s died of suspected heatstroke while sheltering in her car, in what is believed to be a "disaster-related death" of the disaster.

An elderly woman who developed heatstroke while taking shelter in a car was the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said on Sunday as concerns over heat-related illnesses grow in an area that is also suffering extreme temperatures. The

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