she's been visiting the miyamoto family. this parking lot is now their home. their house was destroyed along with their parents' houses. the packed evacuation centers are not an option for them. they worry about their children's loud voices bothering others. she is concerned about their youngest, who is 2 months old. >> other evacuees are about to become parents. this woman is spending the remaining nights of her pregnancy in her car. >> translator: even my parents' house is damaged and i cannot live there. i don't know where i will live after the baby arrives. >> one option could be this temporary shelter for newborns and their mothers. a local association of maternity nurses is volunteering round-the-clock care and providing necessities. >> translator: i hope other facilities will follow us to provide places for newborn babies. and their families. >> assistance in kumamoto is shifting from emergency aid to long-term sport. and while there are efforts underway to secure temporary housing for those in need, it's not yet known how long that will take. takafumi

ecuador continues to manage through this disaster, and bay area seismic expert kit miyamoto is on his way to help assess the damage. >> in many cases the government and agents can't handle it. it's such a widespread quake. >> reporter: these are picture of the disaster from two vallejo residents who were in the he n ecuadorean town when it struck. >> it lasted 45 seconds. some people said it was 65 seconds. it didn't end. >> alice and her husband were vacationing there. then they started helping with the relief effort. >> this is the supplies we put together. >> reporter: this is video they shot on their phones as community volunteers and other tourists helping put together care packages for residents. >> it felt so good to be able to help. that's one of the things when you are in the middle of such a mass tragedy, you want to do something. so it really felt good to help. >> i wish we could do more. i really wish people could send money to them. even if you send $5 it means a lots to them. >> reporter: they returned home friday night. they say they are happy to be back in the bay area