Residents outside the city accept refusal of residents on the streets
In the evacuation center opened by Taito-ku, Tokyo in preparation for Typhoon No.19, we refused to accept street residents because they were not `` inhabitants of the city '', but found that they were accepting people living outside the city. . Taito-ku says, “We have made a rigid decision for people living on the street. We want to redefine the evacuation plan.”
On the morning of the 12th of this month when a typhoon was approaching, three people living on the street, so-called homeless men, visited a voluntary evacuation center established by Taito-ku. It was not possible to use it without a residence in Taito Ward. "
One of them was able to overcome the rain and wind by returning to the place where he was sleeping, but after that he was ill and stayed in the hospital for about a week.
On the other hand, the evacuation center in Taito City, which refused acceptance, found out on the day that it was accepting people living outside the city or travelers from other prefectures.
Taito-ku, “I accepted people other than the residents of the city at the discretion of the site, but I ’m sorry to have made a rigid decision for street residents. I would like to develop a new evacuation plan that includes people living on the street. "