One month after record heavy rain Memorial service for victims in Kumamoto Restoration work at 12:08 on August 4th
It's been four days and one month since the record heavy rains caused tremendous damage in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Due to the limited support of volunteers due to the influence of the new coronavirus, recovery is not progressing as expected, and in the disaster area, the victims who are busy with cleaning up from the early morning and mourning the victims Was seen.
The record heavy rain on the 4th of last month caused flooding and landslides of the Kuma River in Kumamoto Prefecture, killing 65 people and missing two people now.
Damage to homes has only been confirmed
▼ 223 completely
destroyed 383 half destroyed
▼ 5686 flooded on the floor, leaving 727 households and 1408 people living in shelters as of 3 days I will.
At the site of Ashikita-cho, Kumamoto Prefecture, where three people died in the landslide on the morning of the 4th, one month after the heavy rain, people who had a friendship were holding flowers in memory.
In the disaster-stricken area, the spread of infection is a hindrance to recovery, as the acceptance of volunteers is limited to people in the prefecture due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the appearance of the victims who are busy with cleaning work from the early morning on the 4th I was seen.
In Kumamoto Prefecture, the cumulative number of people infected with the new coronavirus has rapidly increased to nearly five times in the month following the disaster, and we are facing the difficult task of promoting recovery while preventing infection in the disaster area.