South China Morning Post·3 min read·medium
Japan quake victim dies of heatstroke while sheltering in car amid ‘extreme heat’ warning
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An elderly woman has died from heatstroke while sheltering in her car following the recent magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan. Authorities are struggling to provide adequate relief as extreme temperatures exacerbate the humanitarian crisis for thousands of displaced residents.
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.
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