{
  "id": 18490,
  "title": "Kumamoto quake survivors battle intense heat as death toll rises to 36",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/kumamoto-quake-survivors-battle-intense-heat-as-death-toll-rises-to-36",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-01T04:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/01/japan/kumamoto-quake-survivors-heat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maximum temperatures are expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius or higher Saturday and into next week, with Monday forecast to hit 40 C.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}