Heavy rain in Kyushu Instructed prime minister to be designated as a "specific emergency disaster" and instructed to accelerate examination July 7 19:15
Prime Minister Abe has instructed the government's "Emergency Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters" to accelerate the examination of designation of "special emergency disasters" to which special administrative measures will be applied to rebuild the lives of victims. He also indicated that he will expand the number of Self-Defense Forces dispatched to the site to 20,000 to support the disaster victims.
Among them, Prime Minister Abe said, ``In the field, many villages are isolated due to the fragmentation of roads due to increased water and landslides. I would like you to list them."
In addition, "There is a growing need for support such as bathing and eating, and it is our policy to make every possible effort to support the disaster victims by further increasing the number of people in the Self-Defense Force to 10,000 and expanding to 20,000." He said that he would expand the SDF dispatched to the field to the scale of 20,000.
In addition, “A large amount of disaster waste and earth and sand have been generated in the disaster-stricken area, and removing them as soon as possible is the first step in rebuilding the lives of the victims. We would like to continue to support and accelerate the collection, removal, and wide-area treatment of waste."
In addition, Prime Minister Abe said, "In order to firmly support the movement of the victims toward rebuilding their lives while confirming the series of damages caused by the heavy rain disaster, this disaster was immediately designated as a "specific emergency disaster." I would like to accelerate the examination so that we can accelerate the examination" and instructed to accelerate the examination of designation as a "specific emergency disaster" that applies administrative special measures to rebuild the lives of the victims.
"The heavy rain special warning was switched to the heavy rain warning, but the rainy season front could stagnate near Honshu for at least about 9 days, causing heavy rain in a wide area. We ask that you take all precautions and take precautions to protect your life as soon as possible."