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断水と猛暑が続く被災地 夜間の見回りと鉄道の一部再開

A disaster zone under water outage and heat: night patrols and partial rail resumption

熊本県くまもとけん被災地ひさいちでは、地震じしんから日がたった今も断水だんすいが続いています。そこに連日の猛暑もうしょかさなり、住民の疲労ひろう限界げんかいに近づいています。

In the disaster-hit areas of Kumamoto Prefecture, the water outage continues even now, days after the earthquake. Combined with day after day of extreme heat, residents' exhaustion is approaching its limit.

給水車きゅうすいしゃの前には毎日長い行列ぎょうれつができ、高齢者こうれいしゃが水の入った容器ようきはこ姿すがたも見られます。熱中症ねっちゅうしょうふせぐため、自治体じちたい水分補給すいぶんほきゅうびかけています。

Long queues form every day in front of the water trucks, and elderly residents can be seen carrying containers of water themselves. To prevent heatstroke, local authorities are urging people to drink water frequently.

一方で、避難ひなんで人がいなくなった住宅をねら空き巣あきすなど、被災ひさいじょうじた犯罪はんざい報告ほうこくされています。住民たちは自主的じしゅてき夜間やかん見回みまわりを行い、地域ちいきを守ろうとしています。

At the same time, crimes exploiting the disaster have been reported, such as break-ins targeting homes left empty by evacuation. Residents have begun voluntary night patrols to protect their neighbourhoods.

生活再建せいかつさいけんに向けた動きもはじまっています。県は、体育館たいいくかんでの生活が長引ながびく人を対象たいしょうに、ホテルや旅館りょかんへの受け入れうけいれを進めています。冷房れいぼうと水がある場所へうつることで、健康被害けんこうひがいを防ぐねらいです。

Steps towards rebuilding daily life have also begun. The prefecture is arranging to move people facing a long stay in gymnasium shelters into hotels and inns. The aim is to prevent harm to their health by relocating them somewhere with air conditioning and running water.

復旧ふっきゅうあかるい材料ざいりょうもあります。点検てんけんが終わった区間くかんから鉄道てつどう運転うんてん再開さいかいし、通院つういん通学つうがく手段しゅだんが少しずつもどり始めました。復興ふっこうは、小さな前進をかさねる段階だんかいに入っています。

There are also encouraging signs in the recovery. Rail services have resumed on sections where inspections are complete, and the means to get to hospital or school are gradually returning. Reconstruction has entered a stage of accumulating small steps forward.

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