2 years after the earthquake in northern Osaka Prefecture Private block wall removal No progress, June 18, 4:07

Otoshiri is 18 years since the earthquake in northern Osaka in June, and it's been two years. In Takatsuki City, Osaka, where an elementary school block fence collapsed and a female child died, we are working on the removal of block fences from all public facilities. I am.

Ototoshi On the 18th of June, when the maximum seismic intensity of less than 6 was observed in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture, 6 people were killed including the earthquake-related death, the block wall of the elementary school collapsed in Takatsuki city, Osaka And died.

Takatsuki City decided to remove the block walls of all public facilities after the earthquake, and it is expected that all fences over 80 cm in height in elementary and junior high schools in 54 cities will be removed by the end of this year. In addition, at 311 public facilities such as public halls and parks, those with a height of 1 m or 20 cm or more will be removed by the end of this fiscal year, and those with a height of 80 cm or more will be removed to about half.

On the other hand, private block walls such as houses and companies subsidize part of the removal costs, but the number of applications was only 66 last year, compared with 258 in the year when the earthquake occurred. The city wants to continue efforts to encourage staff to visit and remove any dangerous block walls.

In addition, the Osaka Prefectural Office of Education is proceeding with the removal of the block fence at the prefectural school, and construction has been completed at 82 schools, or 62% of the 132 schools.