قام رئيس الوزراء الياباني شينزو آبي يوم الأربعاء بزيارة منطقة دمرتها السيول في الأيام القليلة الماضية ووعد بأن تبذل الحكومة كل ما في وسعها للمساعدة في إعادة الإعمار.
وبدأت الأمطار الموسمية قبل أسبوع وتسببت في انهيارات أرضية بالإضافة إلى فيضان الأنهار في جزيرة كيوشو بجنوب غرب البلاد مما اضطر أكثر من 400 ألف من السكان للنزوح عن ديارهم.
وهبط التأييد لآبي إلى أدنى مستوياته منذ توليه رئاسة الوزراء في 2012 واختصر جولة أوروبية بسبب الكارثة وتوجه لزيارة المنطقة بعد أقل من 24 ساعة من عودته.
وقال آبي “تمكنت من الحديث إلى الناس في مراكز الإجلاء والاستماع لبواعث قلقهم ومشاكلهم”.
وأضاف “ستبذل الحكومة كل ما في وسعها لإعادة الإعمار حتى يستطيع الناس استئناف حياتهم بلا قلق”.
ويمشط نحو 11 ألفا من رجال الجيش والشرطة والإطفاء الوحل وأكوام الخشب في المنطقة الريفية بحثا عن المفقودين
Police personnel remove debris during a search and recovery operation for missing victims in a flood-affected area in Asakura city, Fukuoka prefecture on July 11, 2017.
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan’s south has risen to 25, the government said on July 11, as rescue teams continued search operations. Swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands — have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses and schools last week. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUT
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd R) meets with flood-affected residents during his visit to Hita, Oita prefecture on July 12, 2017.
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan’s south has risen to 25, the government said on July 11, as rescue teams continued search operations. Swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands — have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses and schools last week. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUT
Police personnel conduct a search and recovery operation for missing victims in a flood-affected area in Asakura city, Fukuoka prefecture on July 11, 2017.
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan’s south has risen to 25, the government said on July 11, as rescue teams continued search operations. Swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands — have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses and schools last week. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUT
A resident takes a picture of his damaged house in a flood-affected area in Asakura city, Fukuoka prefecture on July 11, 2017.
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan’s south has risen to 25, the government said on July 11, as rescue teams continued search operations. Swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands — have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses and schools last week. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUT
This handout taken and released by the 4th divition of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on July 11, 2017 shows a female soldier guiding a truck during a cleaning operation following heavy flooding in Asakura, Fukuoka prefecture.
The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan’s south has reached 25, the government said on July 11, as rescue teams battled through thick mud to rescue hundreds still stranded. / AFP PHOTO / 4th DIVISION OF JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / 4th DIVISION OF JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE ” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Police personnel remove debris during a search and recovery operation for missing victims in a flood-affected area in Asakura city, Fukuoka prefecture on July 11, 2017.
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan’s south has risen to 25, the government said on July 11, as rescue teams continued search operations. Swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands — have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses and schools last week. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUT
TOPSHOT – A resident walks across a damaged bridge in a flooded area in Asakura city, Fukuoka prefecture on July 11, 2017.
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Japan’s south has risen to 25, the government said on July 11, as rescue teams continued search operations. Swathes of Kyushu — the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands — have been left devastated after overflowing rivers and torrential downpours swept away roads, houses and schools last week. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUT
Local residents manually clear mud and driftwood in a flood-affected area in Toho, Fukuoka prefecture, on July 12, 2017.
The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan’s south has reached 25, the government said, as rescue teams battled through thick mud to rescue more than 100 still stranded. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / STR / Japan OUT
