China News Service, July 12 (Xinhua) - According to a comprehensive report, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will go to Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit by heavy rain a week ago, on the 13th to inspect the disaster, meet with Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Potou Yufu, and visit a seriously affected nursing home.
On July 9, local time, in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, floods caused by heavy rain swept through Kumamura, and workers were clearing debris on the road.
According to the information released by the Japanese Prime Minister's official residence, Abe will return to the Tokyo Prime Minister's official residence after the inspection on the 13th, preside over the meeting of the Headquarters for the Countermeasures against Heavy Rain and Disasters, and discuss the relevant countermeasures in the future.
According to reports, it is known that there are still 5 cities, towns and villages in Kumamoto Prefecture with a total of 472 people in 16 villages. Due to the external traffic interruption, 277 people are temporarily trapped in 10 villages with a total of 277 people.
The Kumamoto government will send people to send relief materials to the disaster area on foot, and cooperate with the central government to repair traffic.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that as heavy rains are expected to occur again in western Japan on the 13th, debris flows and flood disasters may further intensify.
As of 12:00 noon on the 12th local time, 70 people in Kumamoto Prefecture and other places have been killed in this torrential rain, and 13 people are still missing. The largest number of deaths was in Kumamoto Prefecture, where 62 people died.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of the Japanese government, the torrential rain brought disaster to 20 counties including Kyushu Island, with at least 12,000 houses affected.