“Inability to sleep” mental fatigue complaints increased Typhoon No. 19 Fukushima Iwaki October 24 16:53

In Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, where a large area was flooded due to the impact of Typhoon No. 19, public health nurses visited the victims' houses one by one and heard about changes in their health status. More people are complaining of mental fatigue, such as “I cannot sleep” and “I feel depressed”.

Iwaki City has been conducting interviews with public health nurses since 16th of this month in order to investigate whether the inhabitants of the flooded area have any physical or mental problems.

On the 24th, I went around a house in the Hirasashi Hiragiku area, which was particularly inundated.

According to the city, more than 1000 houses have been visited so far, and immediately after the disaster, there were many hygiene consultations such as "I have a sore throat because of dust" about it.

However, this week, there are an increasing number of people complaining of mental fatigue such as “I can't sleep” or “I remember the memories of flooding and feel depressed”.

A 66-year-old woman who is flooded at home and lives with her husband on the 2nd floor said, “I wake up at 2 am and 3 am, and I ca n’t sleep thinking about the future. "It hurts."

Public health nurse Shuka Fujisawa said, “We are getting tired mentally as a result of prolonged use.