Typhoon No.15 Citizen's voice "Old people cannot go to get support supplies" September 10, 17:08
A man in his 20s who ran from Tokyo on the 9th in Inzai City, Chiba Prefecture, said, “What we need in the region is support for the elderly who can't go to the evacuation shelter and get relief supplies.” Sue.
The man worried about the damage of the typhoon on the 9th, and drove from Tokyo to his grandparent's house in Inzai City.
The grandparent's house is that electricity and water have been restored around 9:30 pm, but there are many areas that have not yet been restored in the same Inzai city and adjacent Narita city. Along with this, volunteers are working around the elderly and delivering goods in Inzai and Narita.
According to this man, many elderly people do not have a smartphone, and even if the government office provides information on the water supply location via the disaster prevention radio, the location cannot be examined.
Furthermore, it is difficult for the elderly to go to get water in Inzai City on the 9th because there were some areas that took about 20 minutes by car from the house to the water station.
For households that need care or elderly couples with dementia spouses, there are some households that are unable to leave their demented spouses and are in danger.
The man said, “I think everyone is in a difficult situation, but if there are elderly people living nearby, I would like you to speak to them. Assuming that there are elderly people whose information is not available at government offices, etc. I want you to take measures. ”