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Exposure to extreme cold temperatures caught many elderly people unawares in the wake of the Noto Peninsula earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, and their experiences have led medical experts to warn against the dangers of developing hypothermia -- even inside the home.
More than 14,000 people remain evacuated one month after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, as local governments rush to prepare temporary housing while logistics continued to be disrupted.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits areas devastated by the New Year's Day earthquake in central Japan to assess the damage and meet affected people, with the government in the process of compiling an emergency aid package.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 has struck Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, the second strong quake to jolt the region in as many days, the weather agency says, while warning the next week may see more of a similar intensity.