Japan’s prime minister tours quake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that killed 38 people. Recovery efforts are being severely hindered by extreme heat, water shortages, and inadequate shelter conditions.
Why it matters
The disaster highlights the intersection of climate-driven extreme weather and infrastructure vulnerability in disaster-prone regions.
Haruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Haruto Kubo holds his pet dog Miku, outside a house that collapsed in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture. Japan Japan’s prime minister tours quake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people
Prefer the Guardian on Google Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has visited the south-western prefecture of Kumamoto, where recovery efforts are being hampered by heat and a lack of water supplies, almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed dozens and caused widespread damage.
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