Government designated Typhoon No. 19 as `` Specified Emergency Disaster '' Oct. 18 9:06
Following the devastating damage caused by Typhoon No. 19, the government decided at the Cabinet meeting on the 18th to designate this disaster as a “special emergency disaster” where special administrative measures are applied to the victims.
“Specified emergency disaster” is a system that applies special administrative measures to rebuild the lives of victims of large-scale disasters. In addition to extending the period of validity even after the renewal of the driver's license, Even if it falls, measures are taken such that the bankruptcy procedure does not start for a certain period of time.
The government decided to designate it as a “special emergency disaster” at the cabinet meeting on the 18th because Typhoon No. 19 caused extensive damage in a wide range such as Tohoku and Kanto.
The relevant ministries and agencies, such as the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, will specify and announce specific periods and target persons for special measures.
In addition to the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake, the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Kumamoto Earthquake, and last year's heavy rains in West Japan have been designated as “specific emergency disasters”.