石破首相、能登被災地を視察　地震・大雨の現場を訪問

　石破茂首相は５日、石川県を訪れた。１月の地震と９月の大雨で大きな被害を受けた能登半島の被災地を視察。政府を挙げて復旧・復興に当たる考えを示す。首相の能登半島訪問は就任後初めて。
　首相は輪島市で、大雨により住宅が流失した現場を確認。浸水した仮設住宅にも足を運んだ。地震で大規模火災が起きた「朝市通り」周辺では、被災者から課題などを聞き取った。
　政府は被災地支援のため、今月中旬に追加の予備費支出を決定する方針。首相は４日の所信表明演説で「被災前の活気ある能登を取り戻すため、復旧と創造的復興に向けた取り組みを一層加速していく」と強調した。（2024/10/05-11:16）

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday visited the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, which was hit hard by the Jan. 1 earthquake and heavy rain in September.
   It is the first time for the prime minister to visit the peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture since he took office Tuesday.
   Ishiba inspected the city of Wajima, where houses were washed away by floods and makeshift housing units built for people affected by the New Year's Day quake were inundated.
   He listened to challenges directly from disaster victims around the Asaichi-dori morning market district in Wajima. The market area was heavily damaged by a massive fire in the earthquake.
   The government plans to decide in mid-October additional spending from its reserve funds to provide more aid to areas affected by the disasters.