Typhoon No.15 Tokyo Supporting Niijima, Chiba, etc. with drinking water and medical care September 10 0:12
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government decided to carry drinking water on the 10th as Niijima and Shikinejima continued to have water outages that could have been affected by Typhoon # 15.
According to Niijima-mura, there are 2712 people living in 1383 households on the two islands, so drinking water is scheduled to arrive on the 11th.
On the night of the 9th, the Metropolitan Government dispatched a disaster dispatch medical team, DMAT, to support hospitals in Chiba Prefecture where power outages were sustained due to the typhoon.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan area, DMAT will also be involved in transport operations in Chiba Prefecture because it is no longer possible to conduct medical care at some hospitals due to the effects of power outages and water outages, and inpatients are transported to other medical institutions. .
In addition, the Tokyo Metropolitan Waterworks Bureau will dispatch two water trucks and four staff members to Sanmu-shi, Chiba, etc., where there is a water outage on the 9th, to handle water supply activities.