Prime Minister Abe will do everything possible to support the victims Government Emergency Disaster Response Headquarters July 5, 19:20
At the government's "Emergency Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters", Prime Minister Abe spent all night helping people from isolated homes and searching for unidentified people, and at the same time detailedly responding to victims, including preventing new coronavirus infections. I instructed them to do their best to support.
Among them, Prime Minister Abe said, "Life is the number one priority. Currently, police, fire departments, the Coast Guard, and the Self-Defense Force are in a position to exceed 40,000 people, and are working hard to search for life-saving activities and people whose safety is unknown. I would like to continue to devote myself all the time to the rescue of houses that were isolated due to flooding and the search for people with unknown safety."
He added, "In the midst of the heat, it is an urgent task to provide detailed support to the victims, including prevention of the spread of new coronavirus infections." In addition to drinking water and food, coolers and non-contact thermometers, In addition, he requested that supplies such as simple toilets be pushed to evacuation centers, and that they also be used to provide human resources to the affected local governments.
In addition, as many houses were damaged by flooding and evacuation is expected to be prolonged, it is necessary to secure inns and hotels where people can stay with peace of mind, and to urgently secure “deemed temporary facilities” such as public housing and rental housing. I instructed the ministers.
Prime Minister Abe said, "To promote disaster victim support quickly and strongly, we will establish a disaster victim livelihood reconstruction support team today".
Furthermore, in addition to increasing the number of government employees dispatched to the field as necessary, on the 5th, he announced that he will make a cabinet decision to convene a "immediate reserve SDF officer" such as the SDF OB.
After that, he said, "In the disaster-stricken area, there is a possibility of heavy rain tomorrow, and it is necessary to continue strict caution." Be careful of the information from the local government, and be fully aware of sediment-related disasters and flooding of rivers. I called for caution.