Evacuation life for more than 2 weeks Listening to troubles and improving the environment Miyagi Osaki October 28, 12:36
In Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, where residents have been evacuating for more than two weeks since Typhoon No.19, a team of welfare specialists visits the shelter to assist the victims.
In Kashimadai, Osaki City, the embankment of the Yoshida River broke down, many houses were flooded, and the former Kashimadai 2nd Elementary School, which has become an evacuation center, has now evacuated about 180 people after two weeks from Typhoon No. 19. Is continuing.
From the 26th, “DWAT” = “Disaster Dispatch Welfare Team” created by the welfare specialists dispatched by the prefecture has been supporting the evacuation center, and supporters have also heard the problems of evacuation life from the elderly on the 28th. It was.
The team has been working on improving the environment of evacuation shelters, and since tents are installed to protect privacy, the surroundings cannot be seen at the height of the eyes of elderly people, and they get lost in the middle of the night. It means that you can see the way by sticking a shining tape.
We also set up a playground made of cardboard in one corner of the evacuation center so that parents can watch and play with small children.
Team leader Yoshihiro Chiba said, “I'm conscious of the support that makes the environment better naturally while imagining where the evacuees are in trouble.”