Two weeks after the typhoon No. 19 heavy rain disaster. Restoration of embankments and roads is still on October 26 at 4:37.
26 days from the heavy rain disaster of Typhoon No. 19 that caused enormous damage to eastern Japan and Tohoku. There are many areas where the restoration of broken embankments and roads has not yet been completed, and infrastructure restoration is required as soon as possible in order to rebuild the lives of disaster victims.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, in the case of a heavy rain disaster caused by Typhoon No. 19, as of the 25th, there were 71 rivers in 7 prefectures in total, mainly Kanto and Tohoku. Flooding occurred in a total of 281 rivers, and a large area was flooded in various places, causing extensive damage.
In preparation for a situation where heavy rain falls again and the river increases, restoration work is still underway in damaged areas. Temporary embankments have already been completed for rivers managed by the country, but for rivers managed by the prefecture, 45 out of 128 places where the embankments broke down, such as the Abukuma River in Fukushima Prefecture and the Uchikawa River in Miyagi Prefecture, The temporary embankment is not completed yet.
For this reason, the government will work on behalf of the local government, and we plan to complete temporary embankments at all locations this month.
In addition, Typhoon No. 19 is expected to be designated as an emergency disaster under the Large-scale Disaster Reconstruction Law. Based on this, the country has decided to make a total of six affected prefectures, including Miyagi, Fukushima, and Nagano. About road, we decide to perform restoration construction on behalf of prefecture. In order to rebuild the lives of the victims, it is necessary to restore the infrastructure as soon as possible.