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Mnogiye inhabitants of the country remained homeless or waters
the Death toll as a result of record tenches, floods and the landslides which have affected, mainly, the western Japan, reached two hundred people. As reported the day before, on July 12, the chief secretary of the cabinet of the country of Suga Yesikhide, 21 persons are registered in missing persons, report ENV with reference to The Yomiuri Shimbun.
"Based on a paramount priority of policy – rescue of life of people, we perform search and rescue operations of injured people, thus, we throw forces on restoration of roads and water supply", - emphasized Suga Yesikhide on press conferences which have passed in the government.
According to calculations of the authorities, as a result of elements broke water supply in 240 thousand houses from 11 prefectures Japan. Shutdown of water creates additional difficulties for Japanese, especially during the hot summer period. According to Ministry of Health, work and social security Japan, the number of people who still remain without water, reached 206 868 people in Prefecture of Hiroshima, 21 610 – in Prefecture of Ehime and 9 609 – in Okayama. In these regions water was disconnected, generally because of damage of water pipes and termination of work of systems on elimination of consequences of high waters as a result heavy rains. Besides, in Mihara the water intake was damaged. Government goroda intends to resume construction work on Monday.
Nevertheless, the authorities of the cities report that renewal of full operability of all objects of water supply will require more time. So, in the city Uwajima Prefecture of Ehime mud streams damaged water-purifying plant. When it can resume the work, it is not known.
In addition to everything, people in affected areas suffer from a heat. It is expected that high temperature in the west of Japan will hold on till Tuesday, the average temperature forecast for the next days off – 35 degrees.
according to natural disaster response Agency Japan, as of 5:30 mornings of Thursday were in the evacuation centers of 15 prefectures 6762 persons. The national institute of infectious diseases warned about emergence of possible epidemics. The institute insistently urges evacuated to wash more often hands, and also to use individual towels and not to share them with other people.