Typhoon No. 19 designated as a catastrophic disaster Prime Minister Abe Oct. 14 19:37

At the meeting of the government's emergency disaster response headquarters, Prime Minister Abe was affected by the damage caused by Typhoon No. 19, and he indicated that he would designate the cost of recovery nearby as a “severe disaster” supported by the government. Instructed the relevant ministers to do their best to rebuild their lives.

Following the damage caused by Typhoon No. 19, the government held its third emergency disaster response headquarters meeting after 6.30pm.

Among them, Prime Minister Abe stated, “Since the need for life support will increase in the affected areas and the life of evacuation shelters is expected to be prolonged, a maximum of about 1,000 reserve self-defense officers will be convened to support bathing. I will do my best to support water supply. "

And Prime Minister Abe said, “We will continue to investigate in a direction that designates this disaster as a catastrophic disaster so that the affected local governments will be able to tackle emergency responses and recovery measures with all their power,” he said. He indicated the idea of ​​designating such expenses as a “severe disaster” supported by the government.

Based on the policy of “doing everything we can do as a country”, we would like to make every effort to ensure that the victims can live with peace of mind as soon as possible. "And instructed the relevant ministers to do their best to rebuild the lives of the victims.