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Authorities say they have no news of dozens of people following this meteorological disaster
Floods and landslides in western Japan killed at least 199 people, the government spokesman said on Thursday (July 12, 1965) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered a crisis cell meeting to quickly for the victims, said Yoshihide Suga during a briefing. A previous report stated that at least 179 people were killed
Mr. Abe, who canceled a tour of four countries, including Belgium and France, traveled to Okayama province on Wednesday, one of the worst hit with Hiroshima and plans a visit to another affected region on Friday. . He did not make a statement, but briefly spoke privately with some affected people.
Dozens of missing
In addition to the 199 deaths recorded, the authorities say they have no news of several dozens of people. media reports about 60 missing persons.
The heavy toll of the most serious meteorological disaster since 1982 raises the question of methods of badessing danger, acknowledged the government strongly criticized by the opposition for its management of crisis judged to be late
"In recent years, we have seen rain-related disasters far more deadly than before. We need to review what the government can do to reduce risk. " Suga said Wednesday afternoon.
Thousands of people are housed in public shelters, others have been greeted by relatives.
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