１５万人規模の応援部隊　北海道７割、東北３割―日本・千島海溝地震で計画・中央防災会議

　政府の中央防災会議の幹事会は２３日、北海道から東北地方の太平洋沖にある日本海溝・千島海溝の巨大地震に備え、応急対策に関する計画を決定した。警察、消防、自衛隊から最大で計１５万人規模の広域応援部隊を派遣。想定される被害規模に応じて北海道に７割、青森、岩手、宮城の東北３県に３割を送る。被災地が積雪寒冷地である点を踏まえ、応急に必要な道路の除雪や低体温症などの対策も盛り込んだ。
　計画では、人命救助に重要な「発災後７２時間」の対応を含め、緊急輸送ルート確保や救助、医療の提供、物資・燃料の供給といった各分野の取り組みを示した。災害時は自治体による被害の全容把握が困難になるため、政府は地元からの要請を待たずに「プッシュ型」で支援する。（2023/05/23-17:44）

A Japanese government panel on Tuesday adopted emergency measures to be taken in the event of a possible major earthquake off the Pacific coast between the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido and the Tohoku northeastern region.
   The measures, decided at a board meeting of the Central Disaster Management Council, include the deployment of up to 150,000 police officers, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces members in total to the affected areas.
   The measures are based on the latest estimate that up to 199,000 people could die in the possible earthquake.
   They will be activated if an earthquake registers upper 6, the second-highest level on Japan's seismic intensity scale, or higher in Hokkaido, or lower 6 or higher in the prefectures of Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi in Tohoku, triggering a major tsunami warning for seven Pacific coastal prefectures including the four and Chiba, east of Tokyo.
   The measures call for securing routes for the transport of relief supplies, conducting rescue operations and providing medical aid and fuel.