[Impact of heavy rain] Damage to hospitals and facilities for the elderly (6:00 am) 12:04 on July 10
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's summary as of 6:00 am on the 10th, at least one hospital in Oita Prefecture suffered power outages. Until 9th, there were power outages and flood damage at several hospitals in Kumamoto prefecture, Fukuoka prefecture and Kagoshima prefecture, but it has been resolved by now.
Elderly facility
On the other hand, in facilities for the elderly, damage and effects continue to occur in various places.
Damages such as inundation, blackouts, and water interruptions have been confirmed at 31 facilities for the elderly in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Of these, 14 died in the special nursing home "Senjuen" in Kuma Village.
Damages such as inundation, power outages, and water interruptions have been confirmed at 40 locations in Fukuoka Prefecture, as well as 8 locations in Nagasaki Prefecture, and 1 location each in Oita and Gifu Prefectures. ..
Facilities for disabled people, nursery schools, etc.
Regarding facilities for persons with disabilities, ▽4 locations in Ashikita-cho, Kumamoto
▽ 1 location in Omuta, Fukuoka
▽ 1 location in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
▽ Inundation damage was confirmed.
In child-related facilities such as nursery
schools, there are 17 places in Kumamoto prefecture,
3 places in Fukuoka prefecture,
and 1 place in Oita prefecture and Saga prefecture.
DMAT
A total of 93 teams of the disaster dispatch team “DMAT” made up of doctors and nurses are supporting the medical field mainly in Kumamoto prefecture.