Refusal to accept homeless evacuation center A support group applies for Taito-ku October 21 14:53
A support organization made a request to the ward about the refuge opened by Taito-ku, Tokyo in preparation for Typhoon No. 19, and did not accept street residents.
On the morning of this month when the typhoon was approaching, three people living on the street, so-called homeless men, visited the voluntary shelter established by Taito-ku.
However, the ward officials refused to accept that the evacuation shelter was set up for the residents, and those who do not have a residence in Taito Ward. I was there.
In response to this, a private support organization visited the ward office on the 21st and made a proposal, saying that "It deviates from the basic philosophy of protecting people's lives and bodies with the highest priority" in the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act. , Apologized to the parties and requested improvements.
Mitsuo Nakamura, a homeless support organization “Ajiru”, who made the offer, said, “There are many voices of disappointment from the parties to the ward. I said.
On the other hand, Seio Hattori, Mayor of Taito Ward, said at the city council on the 21st, “I was very sorry that there was a person who had an uneasy night because of poor response to street residents. “We will sincerely accept that we were not able to assume that consumers will visit in advance, and will respond to specific measures.”