Typhoon No. 19 disaster-related death Saitama Prefecture has certified four men in their 70s, December 9, 21:19
In the case of Typhoon No. 19, a man in his 70s died of pneumonia last month in Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture, where many houses were flooded. It was certified. As a result, the total number of people who died in Typhoon No. 19 in Saitama Prefecture is four.
A 70-year-old man in Higashimatsuyama City was certified as a disaster-related death.
According to the city, the man was evacuated to the city evacuation center on October 12th, and three days later, a public health nurse who had been patrolling for symptoms of fever and vomiting was discovered.
When I went to a hospital in the city with a health nurse, I was diagnosed with pneumonia and was hospitalized and treated, but I died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia on the 12th of last month.
When the city investigated the relationship with the typhoon, it seems that men are likely to have deteriorated due to stress due to evacuation, and this month, it was recognized as a disaster-related death.
According to Saitama Prefecture, this was the first time the prefecture was certified as a disaster-related death by Typhoon No. 19, and there were four people who died from Typhoon No. 19 in total.