3 years after the Northern Osaka Earthquake Memorial Ceremony at Elementary School for Girls Takatsuki

It has been three years since the earthquake that observed shaking with a seismic intensity of less than 6 occurred in northern Osaka prefecture in 18 days.

A memorial ceremony was held at an elementary school in Takatsuki City, Osaka, where a block wall collapsed due to the shaking of the earthquake and a girl child died.

Three years ago, on June 18, the block wall of the pool collapsed over 40 meters at Juei Elementary School in Takatsuki City in the earthquake that observed shaking with a seismic intensity of less than 6 in the northern part of Osaka Prefecture, and a 4th grade girl child on the way to school was laid down. Died.

On the 18th, three years after the earthquake, a memorial ceremony was held at the school, and Mayor Takeshi Hamada and others handed flowers to the flower stand near the site and silently prayed at 7:58 when the earthquake struck. did.

Mie Sato, Principal of Juei Elementary School, said, "I will never forget the accident and will do my utmost to create a safe and secure school."

In addition, at Takatsuki City Hall, Mayor Hamada gathered executives and gave instructions, "I want to pass on the memories of those days to future generations and use them to respond to future disasters. The high awareness of the staff will be the source of strong urban development." I called.

In Takatsuki City, we are proceeding with the removal of block walls at all public facilities, and we plan to complete the removal of block walls for elementary and junior high schools by next year, and for other public facilities such as kindergartens, parks and public halls by 2028.

Mayor Hamada said, "We would like to use this earthquake as a lesson to prepare for peacetime and promote urban development that protects citizens from threats such as disasters."

In addition, at Takatsuki City Hall, Mayor Hamada gave instructions to the staff, saying, "I want to pass on the memories of those days to future generations and use them to respond to future disasters. The high awareness of the staff will be the source of strong urban development." It was.

In Takatsuki City, we are proceeding with the removal of block walls at all public facilities including elementary schools, and we plan to complete them by 2028.

Mayor Hamada said, "We would like to use this earthquake as a lesson to prepare for peacetime and promote urban development that protects citizens from threats such as disasters."