{
  "id": 4995581,
  "title": "Shelter for families with children opens after Kumamoto earthquake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/shelter-for-families-with-children-opens-after-kumamoto-earthquake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/02/japan/family-shelter-kumamoto-quake/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, a specialized evacuation shelter for pregnant women and families with children has been established in Hikawa, following a major earthquake in late July. This is the only shelter of its kind in the region. According to Yoshimi Kamiyoshihara, a nurse from the disaster medical assistance team, the shelter, which opened on August 6, offers individual tents for privacy and supplies such as powdered milk, baby food, and diapers. As of Thursday, 59 people from 14 households were staying at the facility. The demand for such specialized shelters has been higher than immediately after the disaster, with more families transferring from general evacuation shelters and others unable to stay in their cars or homes. While most welfare evacuation shelters are focused on the elderly and disabled, Hikawa is one of only five Kumamoto municipalities to provide a shelter for mothers and children.",
  "summary": "The specialized evacuation shelter, which also caters to the needs of pregnant women, is the only one of its kind in Kumamoto.",
  "key_points": [
    "Shelter offers individual tents and supplies like powdered milk, baby food, and diapers.",
    "59 people from 14 households staying, demand higher than immediately after disaster."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}