Secretary of the Secretariat Disaster dispatch request to the Self-Defense Forces from 8 prefectures October 13th 11:21
The secretary of the secretary of the secretariat held a press conference after 10:00 am, "The police, fire department, Japan Coast Guard, 27,000 people of the Self-Defense Forces were searching for and evacuating life-saving rescue operations and evacuated people around the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture. “We are doing all we can to guide us,” and made clear that the eight prefectures requested disaster relief from the Self-Defense Forces and rescued lives.
On top of that, the secretary of the secretary said, “Efforts to the people's lives continue, such as power outages, water outages, and suspension of transportation, but related organizations and businesses are making every effort to restore them as soon as possible. Dispatched advance personnel to the relevant local governments before the disaster and gathered information on the damage situation in cooperation with the Self-Defense Forces. "