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PM Sanae Takaichi visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat

More than 46,000 households remained without water and many also face fuel shortages as the region suffers sweltering heat, stoking fears of heat-related illness.

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00:03Japanese Prime Minister Sanai Takeishi visited the southwestern prefecture of
00:08Kumamoto on Monday for the first time since it was hit by a magnitude 7.1
00:12quake last week. Takeishi flew over the affected areas from an army helicopter
00:17and visited one of the best equipped shelters triggering criticisms on social
00:23media that her visit distorted reality.
00:30As a government, the government will provide push-out services,
00:33to help the public service, and to the emergency room,
00:38and to the emergency room, and to the emergency room,
00:42and to the emergency room, we will be able to improve the emergency room
00:46to ensure that the emergency room needs to be needed.
00:5438 people died during the quake, including one of apparent heat stroke while taking shelter
01:00in a car in hot weather, official said on Monday. 8,500 people remained at crowded emergency
01:06shelters and more than 46,000 households remained without water. Local authorities stressed
01:13the abnormal heat has been pounding on the already difficult lives of the residents as
01:18temperatures were predicted to rise close to 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.

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