70 percent of deaths in the southwest … I will hide in the shelter

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A week after the heavy rains that hit southwestern Japan (criterion of speculation on heavy rains). The death toll of the storm exceeded 200 people. Seven in ten were 60 years old or older.

Asahi Shimbun and Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported based on statistics from the Japanese National Police Agency that the number of storm victims has risen to 204 today, respectively. Japanese media reported that at least 62 people were missing and that the death toll could increase.

The proportion of elderly people among the deaths was extremely high. According to Asahi Shimbun, 141 people who could identify among the dead were found over 100, accounting for 71% of the total. Specifically, the 1970s were the most common with 37, followed by the 1980s with 29, followed by 25s in the 60s and 9s in the 90s. 30, 40, 50, 34, 10, 20, two young people people such as the relatively low level of elderly disadvantages have disappeared again revealed.

Many older people have suffered heat storms caused by heat waves after heavy rains, and are worried about bacterial infections caused by muddy water. On August 8, 80 women were found dead in the evacuation center of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.

According to the NHK, about 6,000 refugees are currently living in shelters. Of these, the number of refugees in Okayama Prefecture was the highest with 3,460. In Hiroshima Prefecture and Ehime, the number of isolated victims has reached 2,000. "The government will secure approximately 73,000 temporary residential areas, including private rental housing and social housing, and provide them to the victims," ​​said Keiichi Ishii.

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