Removal and compensation do not proceed October 2:14:48

A huge golf driving range pole that divides a house into two. Many people remember it as a shocking video symbolizing the damage caused by Typhoon # 15. At least 16 houses were damaged. At the site in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, three weeks have passed since the outbreak, and the removal of Paul has not yet started, and the prospects for compensation remain unclear. What is the background behind it?
(Chiba Broadcasting Station reporter Mitsuteru Nakase)

More damage than recovery

A site where more than 10 huge poles crush the roof of a house. It is a miserable situation that it feels miraculous that the dead did not appear.

Some victims who have lost their daily lives live in shelters and car rentals, or stay in homes that are unavoidably broken.

3 weeks after the outbreak. On the contrary, the damage seems to be rather widespread. Rain enters the broken roof, mold grows on the tatami mats, and household goods are drenched.

In the house of Mr. Kengo Yuasa (29), who has a pole on the roof of a two-storied house, he is worried that the damage has spread to the first floor.

"The ceiling of the living room, which was not broken, is falling off. I don't know when it will collapse."

Big wall to remove pole

September 26th. There was a move on the removal of Paul. A demolition contractor who received a request from the golf driving range held a briefing session on the removal work.

According to the residents who participated, the contractor explained that in order to start the construction, the consent of all the residents involved was required, and that the construction took about two months.

In addition, there was an explanation that even if the house was damaged due to work, the demolisher was not responsible.

Mr. Yuasa said, “There is a possibility that the house will be damaged further by the removal work. In that case, it may be difficult to agree to the removal work unless the driving range side makes a promise to compensate.” .

We want you to remove it early for recovery, but we cannot easily agree with the lack of compensation prospects--the suffering of the victims is only deepening.

“No legal compensation”

So what is located in the background of the prospect of compensation is not stand.

On September 19, Yuasa-san's mobile phone rang while I was reporting. The opponent is a lawyer at the driving range.

What about the cost of rental cars and apartments used for evacuation life, and compensation for housing?

In response to Mr. Yuasa's question, the lawyer repeatedly asserted that “it can not be compensated as a legal responsibility”, while “it will consider how far it can be done arbitrarily”.

Why does the driving range argue that "no legal compensation is possible"?

According to the national and local Ichihara City, compensation for victims depends on the cause of Paul's collapse.

1 When there is no problem in the structure of the pole and it is recognized that it has collapsed due to a disaster
→ There is no liability for the driving range. → You can receive assistance such as repair costs with public support based on the Disaster Relief Act.

2 If there is a problem with the structure of the pole and it is not recognized that it has fallen due to a disaster → A golf driving range may be liable for compensation → Not subject to public support by the government

It seems that the driving range has insisted that there is no problem with the structure of the pole and that “no legal compensation” from the idea of ​​“due to disaster”.

If it more in Ichihara, is whether this case is applicable to both, but it will eventually country to determine, does not stand the prospect of time that decision is shown.

Residents say that it is difficult to accept that they are not a natural disaster, or that the removal cost is huge and they are worried about whether the driving range has the ability to pay.

The day when you can regain your daily life

Only time will pass without the prospect of the victims regaining their previous lives. The government is required to be actively involved in collecting the situation.