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Kumamoto is currently confronting a severe double disaster following a major earthquake. Rescue workers are actively deployed in the region to assist those affected. Operations Kumamoto is currently confronting a severe double disaster following a major earthquake.
Rescue workers are actively deployed in the region to assist those affected. Operations are being severely hampered by extreme temperatures reaching 100 degrees. Displaced residents have been forced to seek shelter in temporary facilities. Many of these shelters
suffer from severely limited air-conditioning. This lack of adequate cooling puts vulnerable evacuees at high risk for heatstroke. Authorities and medical teams are monitoring the situation closely. The combination of the earthquake and extreme weather
continues to challenge relief efforts.