Water outages remained an obstacle six days after the Kumamoto earthquake, with about 46,700 households still without water as of 2 p.m. on August 2. In Uki, evacuees had to use temporary toilets located away from shelter buildings because indoor facilities could not operate. Older residents said the distance and darkness made nighttime trips difficult, and at least one person fell while walking to the toilets. Most of Hikawa also remained without water, forcing residents to collect supplies from the town office. At a water treatment plant in Yatsushiro, service was still suspended to 10,500 households in northern Yatsushiro and across Hikawa. Temporary repairs to a damaged intake pipe were completed, but officials said the full extent of damage was unclear and no restoration date had been set. Source: TVQ News / TBS News
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