Government equipping evacuation centres with food and air-conditioning - Takaichi

There are around 450 evacuation centres currently open, and some 7,700 people have been evacuated, Takaichi says. She adds that they're taking measures to provide the evacuation centres with food, water, air-conditioning and power generators. "As the evacuation period drags on, it is absolutely important to ensure that conditions in the evacuation centres remain favourable," she says. Authorities have warned that temperatures are expected to hit 35C in Kumamoto today.