China News Service, Tokyo, August 4 (Reporter Lu Shaowei) As of August 4, local time, one month has passed since Japan’s July torrential rain disaster. According to the latest statistics from the Fire Department of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 82 people have been in the rainstorm. Four people were killed in the disaster and the whereabouts of 4 people are still missing.
Among them, 76 people died in Kyushu, 65 in Kumamoto Prefecture, 5 in Oita Prefecture, 3 in Nagasaki Prefecture, 2 in Fukuoka Prefecture, and 1 in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kumamoto and Oita each have two missing and one missing.
On July 9, local time, in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, floods caused by heavy rain swept Kumamoto Prefecture and a quarry was destroyed.
Affected by the stop of the rainy season front, in July, Japan saw large-scale and long-term rains, centered on Kyushu. The Meteorological Agency issued special warnings for heavy rains to Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, and named the series of rains "Heavy rain in July, Reiwa 2", the time is 29 days from July 3 to 31.
According to statistics from the Fire Department, a total of 17,898 buildings across the country were damaged to varying degrees during the rainstorm disaster. Among them, 223, 22, and 10 buildings in Kumamoto, Oita, and Kagoshima were all damaged. Most of the remaining buildings were damaged. The damaged building is flooded.
In addition, there are still more than 1,400 people living in shelters in Kumamoto Prefecture. In the past month, the number of confirmed new crown virus infections in Kumamoto Prefecture has increased by nearly five times. Preventing virus infections while evacuation has become another major problem. Local governments have adopted various epidemic prevention measures in shelters. Fearing virus infection, more than 500 people in Kumamoto Prefecture chose to take refuge in their damaged homes.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on the 4th that he would use 100 billion yen in preparation for this year’s budget and put it into the rescue and reconstruction of the disaster area as soon as possible. (Finish)