More than 1,000 people are still sheltering in evacuation centers, awaiting temporary housing three months after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, damaging their homes.The quake occurred at around 4:27 p.m. on July 28. As of Monday, the official death toll stood at 38 -- 36 from confirmed disaster-related causes and two suspected to be disaster-related.The figure could rise if more deaths are recognized as disaster-related. According to a Kyodo News survey of municipalities conducted last week, 45 applications for such recognition have been filed by bereaved families.Ev…READ FULL ARTICLE
