Volunteer activities have officially commenced in Hikawa Town, Kumamoto, to aid in recovery efforts following the recent earthquake. The full-scale volunteer operations began on the 8th of the month.

A 'toilet car' dispatched from Noto Town, which was affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, arrived in Hikawa Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, to support areas severely damaged by the recent earthquake.

A relative of a 90-year-old woman who died when her home collapsed during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake in Hikawa Town expressed regret, stating they wished they could have saved her.

Disaster hub hospitals in Kumamoto are overwhelmed with accepting patients from damaged facilities, while a care facility in Hikawa Town has no clear timeline for reopening. The sole hospital in the town is experiencing a concentration of patients.