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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due to visit Wednesday in the stricken area of western Japan where at least 158 people have been killed by floods and landslides caused by heavy rains.
Shinzo Abe, who canceled a tour in four countries (including Belgium and France), left Tokyo early in the morning to visit Okayama province, one of the most affected with that of Hiroshima.
In addition to the 158 dead the authorities say they have no news of 30 other inhabitants, the media reports of more than 50 or 60 missing.
This is the worst disaster related to a meteorological phenomenon in the archipelago since 1982. [19659002] Thousands of people were sheltered in shelters of the authorities, others were welcomed by relatives and many wondering about their future.
In the early morning, in one of these places of lodging In the improvised gymnasium of the Okada Primary School in Mabi district of Kurashiki, 20 to 30 people, mostly women and the elderly, were sitting or lying on the floor covered with mats.
Hundreds of others were outside, parties cleaning their homes. Air conditioners were installed during the night, the outside temperature exceeding 35 degrees.
Hiroko Fukuda, 40, fled her home Friday night only with a few clothes. She only went back to her house on Monday. The ground floor was devastated floor-to-ceiling, closet destroyed, tatami mats upside down.
"We had photos in the Japanese-style ground floor room, traditional" Hina "dolls for girls' day in March, and my kimono and" firisode "(a type of kimono in I wanted my daughter to wear it, "she told AFP, with tears in her eyes
" We can let the appliances go, but memories like that, no. it's impossible to take pictures of her when she was three, impossible, it's too much trouble, "she says.
Some 75,000 police officers, firefighters, soldiers of the Self-Defense Forces (Named for the Japanese Army, ed) and coast guards were dispatched to help the victims.
Research and clean-up work is now going on in a sweltering heat, with a temperature of 35 ° C expected in the shade "and this sunny weather should last at least a week," said the spokesman of the government
"Great vigilance" is needed against the risk of sunstroke and heat stroke, as well as due to possible new landslides, he insisted.
Unprecedented Precipitation Recorded in the space of three days resulted in terrible floods, mudslides and other major damage that trapped many people.
"I saw my house sink underwater and I could not do anything to do anything, absolutely nothing, I felt helpless, "says
Fumiko Inokuchi, 61, resident of Mabi.
Firefighters sent to the neighborhood controlled one to one 2,000 houses invaded the waters. They have all been once inspected by the military but they want to be "absolutely sure" that there are no survivors or bodies there.
– still important risks –
Fire trucks and other vehicles relief have reached this part of Kurashiki, the most affected. The traces of mud left on the walls show that the water is up to the first floor of houses.
The food is no longer distributed properly and dozens of supermarkets usually open 24/24 have been totally
Relief services everywhere try to make up for it
"We are fighting to get goods, water and basic necessities to isolated areas, we send them by road Although it will take a long time to see the affected areas recover, we are also concerned about the condition of the survivors as the temperature rises rapidly and we install portable air conditioners in the refuges, "said Yoshinobu Katsuura, a Ehime Prefecture official
"We also offer hot baths and water supply, we know it's a fight against time and we all do orts possible, "also told AFP an official of Okayama Prefectural Government.
In the areas where the buildings are on the mountainside, the landslides brought with them houses totally destroyed by the pbadage and mud has covered entire neighborhoods
The risk of landslides remains high, given the fragility of soils waterlogged, warn the authorities.
A new evacuation order was issued in a town of Hiroshima because of a risk of overflowing a pond, explained the local authorities. Twenty-five households are concerned
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