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Wakayama, Nachi Katsuura Town - Use Ryokan and Others as Evacuation Shelters

Nachi Katsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, has an agreement with the accommodation facility side so that inns in the town can be used as shelters in order to prevent people from becoming so-called “3 dense” in the shelters before the typhoon season. Nachi Katsuura Town, which has been hit by many disasters including the death of 29 people in the Kii Peninsula 9 years ago, has opened shelters in elementary and junior high schools and public halls until now, but people were in the same place.

It is pointed out that the risk of spread of infectious diseases such as the new coronavirus due to the concentration. For this reason, the town has put together a policy of utilizing vacant rooms as shelters in cooperation with local inns and guest houses so that the townspeople can evacuate in a distributed manner. When the evacuation information is issued and the townspeople evacuate to the accommodation facility, the town will pay 5000 yen per night for each person as a room without meals.

 (Mayor Hori, Junichiro Hachi, Nachi Katsuura Town) "Protecting the lives of the people of the city. Protecting lives is an urgent task faced by Corona You will have to accept (evacuees) in cooperation with the inn. The entire cost will be borne by the town. Yes. Nachi Katsuura Town will submit a supplementary budget proposal that includes accommodation expenses for 600 people to the congress, and if approved, will make an agreement with the inn association.

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