Prime Minister “Efforts for Disaster Emergency Measures with Human Life First” 10:39 on October 13
Prime Minister Abe decided to set up an “emergency disaster response headquarters” at the Ministerial Conference related to Typhoon No. 19 and, based on the fact that extensive damage was occurring, Instructed to work on emergency measures at one.
As the damage caused by Typhoon 19 continued in various places, the government held a ministerial meeting at the Prime Minister's office after 9pm.
In this, Prime Minister Abe said, “I pray for the souls of those who have died, and sincerely condolence all the victims. Today, 27,000 members of the Self-Defense Forces have joined as well as the police, the fire department, and the Japan Coast Guard. We are committed to life-saving activities, searching for unidentified persons, and evacuation guidance, but we will flexibly strengthen our attitude as necessary. "
In addition, the government will fully cooperate in recovery activities by related organizations and businesses to recover as soon as possible, saying that there is a major impact on people's lives such as power outages, water outages, and suspension of transportation. In addition, it was clarified that an information advance team was dispatched to Nagano and Fukushima prefectures, and that the Minister for Disaster Prevention Takeda was dispatched to the local area.
Furthermore, Prime Minister Abe decided to establish an emergency response headquarters based on the fact that extensive damage has occurred over a wide area. Instructed relevant ministers to continue disseminating information.
And Prime Minister Abe called on the public to be vigilant about landslide disasters and river flooding without being wary, assuming that the water level of rivers has risen due to heavy rain so far and that there are places where the ground is loose. It was.