Kawasaki Flooding victims free of charge such as municipal housing Oct. 14 12:23
In Kawasaki City, where many houses were flooded by Typhoon No. 19, we decided to provide free municipal housing for people who have difficulty living in their homes, and began accepting them on the 14th.
Due to Typhoon No. 19, Kawasaki City has been inundated in a wide area close to the Tama River. According to the city, damage has been confirmed in more than 1,300 buildings, mainly in Nakahara and Takatsu Wards.
In Kawasaki City, we decided to provide 76 rooms such as municipal housing free of charge for people who have difficulty living in their homes, and acceptance started at 8:30 am on the 14th.
In the morning, inquiries were made at the city hall's office, and staff members checked the damage and explained the necessary procedures.
In the next two and a half hours from the start of acceptance, there were about 30 inquiries, so the city will ask the prefecture for cooperation in providing prefectural housing.
Mr. Yoshiyuki Ueki, Director of Kawasaki City Municipal Housing Management Division, said, “We want to make efforts to eliminate the anxiety of affected people as much as possible by providing additional vacant rooms in municipal housing.” It was.