Kumamoto Quake Death Toll Rises to 39

Kumamoto, Aug. 8 (Jiji Press)--The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, late last month has increased by one to 39, the prefectural government's disaster response headquarters said Saturday. Of the total, 36 people died directly due to the July 28 earthquake, while the case of one person who died apparently because of heat stroke is believe...

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