Typhoon-hit Chiba asks for volunteers' help amid prolonged power cut

Some local municipalities in the typhoon-hit areas of Chiba Prefecture started recruiting volunteers on Saturday, as more than 100,000 households remain without electricity nearly a week after the storm hit.Many of the municipalities are asking only local residents for help to repair homes and remove rubbles, as Japan began a three-day weekend, according to volunteer organizations."We haven't fully grasped what kind of help is needed, as we still have limited means of communication" due to the ongoing power outage, an official of the city of Yachimata said.Once requests for volunteers start…READ FULL ARTICLE