Original title: Typhoon haibeisi caused 74 deaths in Japan, and the government invested 700 million yen in disaster relief
October 16 - Typhoon No. 19 'haibeisi' ravaged Japan a few days ago, causing heavy damage to the country. According to the latest news from Japan's NHK TV station, the typhoon has killed 74 people, injured 224 people and left 12 missing.
The area with the highest death toll was Fukushima Prefecture, with 27 people. Followed by Kanagawa Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture, with 14 people. There are 4 people in Tochigi county and Gunma county.
'haibeisi' led to 73 breakwaters of 52 rivers in Japan, flooding at least 13000 houses, and more than 1100 houses were completely or semi destroyed. As of the evening of the 15th, at least 170 landslides and debris flows had occurred in Japan. Among the dead, at least 3 people died due to debris flow.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed in the Senate Budget Committee held on the 16th that in order to deal with the damage caused by the typhoon, the government does not need to wait for the application of various regions, but should directly strengthen "push support" to deliver food, drinking water and other materials. Abe has formulated a policy to spend 710 million yen (about 45.54 million yuan) from the 2019 budget for disaster relief. " I hope the affected areas can rest assured in the direction of Finance and make every effort to recover. "
This year's No. 19 typhoon 'haibeisi' made landfall on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on the evening of 12, and then continued to move towards Kanto. The destructive power of the typhoon is' beyond imagination '. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the highest level heavy rain warning to Tokyo and other places, calling on people to be vigilant against flood disasters. Transportation services in Japan were almost completely shut down, and shelters everywhere were crowded with evacuated people. The ship reading ceremony of the Japanese maritime self defense force, originally scheduled to be held on the 14th, was also forced to be suspended.