自衛隊、最後の入浴支援　災害派遣終了、住民ら感謝―能登地震

　能登半島地震で甚大な被害を受けた石川県珠洲市で３１日、自衛隊の入浴支援が最終日を迎えた。利用した住民らは「本当にありがたかった」と話し、災害派遣を終えて９月２日に被災地を離れる自衛隊への感謝を口にした。
　県内では元日の地震で最大約１１万戸が断水し、自衛隊は１月６日から入浴支援を始めた。珠洲市では現在まで３カ所で続けていたが、民間入浴施設の再開などを受け、終了が決まった。
　この日、同市蛸島町の仮設風呂を利用した平生勝憲さん（７０）は「風呂に入らないと気持ちもすっきりしない。８カ月もいてくれて本当に助かった」と感謝した。畠田豊作さん（７９）は「風呂に入ると地震の疲れも吹っ飛んだ。なんとも言えないほどうれしかった」と笑顔で振り返った。（2024/08/31-19:34）

Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel provided their final bathing support Saturday in the Ishikawa Prefecture city of Suzu, which was hit hard by the Jan. 1 powerful earthquake.
   People in Suzu expressed their gratitude to the SDF members, who are set to leave the central Japan city on Monday after completing their relief mission related to the 7.6-magnitude temblor.
   Up to about 110,000 households were hit by water outages in the wake of the quake, which measured up to 7, the highest level on Japan's seismic intensity scale.
   The SDF started the bathing support service in quake-hit areas on Jan. 6. In Suzu, the assistance has been provided at three locations. The termination of the support was decided partly because public bath facilities have resumed operations.
   "I can't feel refreshed unless I take a bath," Katsunori Heizei, 70, who used on Saturday a temporary bath provided by the SDF, said. "I really thank them for staying with us for as long as eight months."