TOKYO -- Roughly 60% of Japanese localities in the area where the next megaquake is expected to hit lack one or more critical supplies that would serve the needs of evacuees, according to a Nikkei study.
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60% of Japan towns in megaquake zone lack critical supplies
Many communities without stockpiles of baby formula, toilet paper or diapers
Evacuees spread out in a middle school that was turned into an evacuation shelter after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Photo by Masayuki Terazawa)
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