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Japan quake: Elderly woman with apparent heat stroke found dead while taking shelter in car

This latest death was what officials and experts had worried about amid high temperatures.

CNA Latest News By CNA Aug 2, 2026, 8:40 AM Captured Aug 2, 2026, 9:23 AM

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This latest death was what officials and experts had worried about amid high temperatures.

A firefighter searches the damaged AEON Mall following an explosion triggered by an earthquake in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jul 31, 2026. (File photo: AP/Kyodo News/Kai Naito)

TOKYO: An elderly woman who developed heat stroke while taking shelter in a car is the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said on Sunday (Aug 2) as concerns over heat-related illnesses grow in an area that is also suffering extreme temperatures.

The woman in her 70s with apparent heat stroke was found in a car, Kumamoto officials said, as they raised the death toll from the quake to 36.

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TOKYO: An elderly woman who developed heat stroke while taking shelter in a car is the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said on Sunday (Aug 2) as concerns over heat-related illnesses grow in an area that is also suffering extreme temperatures.
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Japan Meteorological Agency said temperatures reached an “extreme heat” level of 36.6°C in Kumamoto city on Saturday and that they could go higher on Sunday.
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TOKYO: An elderly woman who developed heat stroke while taking shelter in a car is the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said on Sunday (Aug 2) as concerns over heat-related illnesses grow in an area that is also suffering extreme temperatures.

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