Heavy Rain Emergency Health Survey for Residents Kumamoto Kuma Village July 28, 17:58
In Kuma Village, Kumamoto Prefecture, which was heavily damaged by record-breaking heavy rain, an urgent health survey is being conducted on all households in the village to see if the affected residents are feeling ill.
The heavy rains have caused a flood of rivers in Kuma Village, Kumamoto Prefecture, and many residents whose homes have been damaged have been forced to evacuate.
In Kuma village and the Kumamoto branch of the Japanese Red Cross Society, in order to understand whether the physical condition of residents has deteriorated due to prolonged evacuation life, emergency health was targeted at all households in more than 1400 villages from 11th of this month. We are investigating.
On the 28th, from around 10am, a public health nurse in Kuma village visited residents who were cleaning up their homes during the day, and asked if they were staying in the car or not enough medicine. ..
The survey will be conducted until the end of this month, and we will introduce hospitals and nursing homes to households in need of support.
Naoyo Takegami, an evacuee living in a relative's house, said (69) "I'm tired because my house isn't cleaned up. An 88-year-old mother is more likely to withdraw from living in an unfamiliar place. , I'm worried if it will affect my physical condition."
Misa Ogaki, Health and Safety Division, Kuma Village Office, (30) said, “Victims are affecting not only their physical condition but also their mental health. I want to help them not to be isolated.”