Three years after Typhoon Hagibis, more than 300 people are still living in temporary housing, etc. Continuing support is a challenge

In 12 days, it will be three years since Typhoon No. 19 caused record-breaking rainfall.

A total of 125 people died or are missing, and among them, the number of people who died after the disaster and were recognized as disaster-related deaths increased by two in Fukushima Prefecture over the past year, reaching 31 people.

In addition, although the number of people forced to live in temporary housing has decreased significantly, it still exceeds 300 people, and the continuation of support is an issue.

Typhoon No. 19 in October 2019 made landfall on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture and traveled through the Kanto and southern Tohoku regions, causing record-breaking rainfall in eastern Japan and Tohoku.

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, 142 rivers managed by the national and prefectural governments had levee breaches, a total of 325 rivers flooded, and 952 landslides and other landslides. rice field.

When NHK interviewed local governments across the country three years after the typhoon's damage, 123 people died, mainly in Fukushima, Nagano, Miyagi, and Kanagawa prefectures, and two people were missing. did.

Of these, 92 people died as a result of direct damage such as landslides and river flooding, and the number of people who died after the disaster and were recognized as disaster-related deaths increased by 2 in the past year to 31 in Fukushima Prefecture. going up

In addition, although the number of people who are forced to live in so-called "deemed temporary housing" using prefabricated temporary housing and rental housing has decreased to less than one-tenth of last year, a total of 185 households in eight prefectures, It's up to 383 people.

Miyagi Prefecture, where flooding occurred one after another, was the largest, with 280 people, followed by Fukushima Prefecture, where the Abukuma River flooded, with 39 people.

In the affected areas, in addition to restoring broken revetments and bridges, considerable progress is being made in widening the river width and raising embankments.

On the other hand, the effects of the disaster have been long-lasting, with some people still forced to evacuate even three years after the disaster, making continuous support an issue.