菅首相「できること全てやる」　熱海の土石流被災地視察

　菅義偉首相は１２日午後、静岡県熱海市で起きた大規模土石流災害の被災現場を視察した。首相は記者団に「できることは全てやる」と述べ、地元の要望に可能な限り応じる姿勢を強調した。
　首相は、川勝平太静岡県知事や斉藤栄熱海市長と意見交換。激甚災害指定や被災者支援、崩落した盛り土の原因究明などについて要望を受けた。激甚災害に関し、首相は「住宅が非常に多く、（指定）できるか微妙な問題があるが、それに匹敵するような対応はしっかりやっていきたい」と語った。（2021/07/12-18:33）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited on Monday afternoon the site of a deadly mudslide that occurred in the city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, earlier this month to understand the extent of damage from the disaster.
   "We want to take thorough measures equivalent to those for disasters that could be designated as being extremely severe," Suga said.
   The mudslide occurred near Izusan Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Atami's Izusan district. Suga also inspected search and rescue work involving police officers, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces troops. It is the first time for the prime minister to visit the site of the mudslide since it happened on July 3.
   The death toll from the mudslide stood at 10 as of Monday while 18 people remain unaccounted for.
   In the mudslide, soil used to elevate the ground level has been found to have collapsed. Suga's visit is partly aimed at drawing up measures to prevent similar incidents.