'Everyone is having a hard time': Kumamoto quake evacuees face ongoing struggle - The Mainichi
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Key Facts1,293 Volunteers Registered for Quake Aid in Kumamoto
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- By Friday, 1,293 volunteers were registered, and 10 of the 11 municipalities had begun arranging deployments by Saturday, with applications exceeding requested numbers.
- The volunteers are expected to remove debris and clean houses damaged by the earthquake.
- The prefectural government initially asked people to wait before entering affected areas until municipalities were ready to accept volunteers.
- According to the Kumamoto government, 39 people had died, more than 6,500 remained in evacuation shelters, and about 18,000 houses were destroyed or damaged as of Saturday.
Because I often vacation here, I want to help.— Risako Matsumoto, 58, visiting from Iwata in central Japan to help in Uki, one of the hardest-hit areas, said.
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