Lack of media coverage concerns some quake-hit Kumamoto areas
There have been differences among areas in Kumamoto in terms of the number of disaster relief volunteers and donation amounts.
Kumamoto Prefecture experienced a catastrophic earthquake on July 28, resulting in 38 deaths, including nine fatalities at a paper plant in Yatsushiro and seven at a shopping mall in Kashima. Despite the widespread media attention surrounding the blast at the mall and the water shortages plaguing several regions, some affected communities feel their stories are not receiving adequate coverage.
The discrepancies in donation amounts collected through the furusato nōzei tax program and the number of local volunteers responding to the disaster efforts vary between areas, according to officials.
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