Regarding the debris flow damage that occurred in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, the council steering committee of the city council said that it was necessary to seek testimony from the staff of the city concerned and the contractors who created the embankment at that time, and strict investigation rights based on the law. We have confirmed the policy of establishing a "Hyakka Committee" with.

The Hyakujo Committee is expected to be established at the main meeting of the extraordinary session of the city council to be held on the 5th of next month.

In July, a debris flow that occurred in the Izusan district of Atami City has killed 26 people and left one missing.



Regarding this damage, the prefecture and city disclosed a huge amount of materials on the administrative response to the real estate company that started to create the embankment that was the starting point of the debris flow in the middle of this month.

On the other hand, in the city council, disclosure of materials is not enough to know the actual situation at that time, and the "Hyakujo Committee" with strict investigation right based on the law was set up, and the staff and embankment of the related city at that time were created. There was a strong opinion that the testimony should be sought directly from the contractors, and the assembly steering committee on the 26th discussed the proposal regarding the establishment.



As a result, we confirmed the policy of holding the main meeting of the extraordinary session of the city council on the 5th of next month, proposing the establishment of the Hyakujo Committee and seeking a vote.



The proposal is to be made by all members of the Diet, and the Hyakujo Committee is expected to be established.



The "Hundred Articles Committee" is a special committee established based on Article 100 of the Local Autonomy Law when the local council decides that it is necessary to investigate the office work performed by the local government. You can request the submission of evidence.



After the committee, Chairman Osamu Koshimura said, "The disclosed materials are enormous and difficult, and the city's response is unclear. I would like to ask the people concerned at that time to attend as witnesses and clarify the responsibility. I was talking.

Submit a signature requesting the establishment of the "Victims' Association"

Toward the establishment of the "Hyakujo Committee" at the Atami City Council in Shizuoka Prefecture, the "Victims' Association" made up of debris flow victims submitted signatures for 3,253 people requesting the establishment of the city council on the 26th.



After submitting the signature to Chairman Koshimura, Vice Chairman Shigeru Ota of the "Atami City Embankment Outflow Accident Victims' Association" told reporters, "Many people cooperated in signing. Why did the debris flow occur in the Hyakujo Committee? I would like you to conduct a detailed investigation including detailed background. "