犠牲者しのび追悼式　台風１９号被害から５年―宮城・丸森町

　２０１９年の台風１９号による記録的豪雨災害から、１２日で５年となった。関連死１人を含め１１人が犠牲となった宮城県丸森町では追悼式が開かれ、遺族らが犠牲者の冥福を祈った。
　同町では阿武隈川水系の内川や五福谷川などの堤防が決壊し、県内で最も多くの死者が出た。追悼式は午前１０時から丸森まちづくりセンターで行われ、遺族４人を含む約６０人が参列した。
　保科郷雄町長は式辞で「５年が経過した今でも記憶は鮮明だ。将来にわたり安心安全な暮らしができる町を目指し、前を向いて歩み続ける」と誓った。
　式典後、母を亡くした八巻辰雄さん（６３）は「町で母に似た人を見掛けるとどうしても悔やまれる」と話した上で、「他の災害でも同じように亡くなる方がいて悲しい。災害からの避難は迅速にしないといけない」と語った。（2024/10/12-12:23）

A ceremony was held in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday to remember victims of flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Hagibis five years ago.
   "We still have vivid memories even now, five years later," Kunio Hoshina, mayor of Marumori, where 11 people died in the disaster, said in a speech at the ceremony that was attended by about 60 people, including four bereaved family members.
   He added, "We'll continue to move forward with the aim of creating a town where people can live safely and securely."
   Tatsuo Yamaki, 63, who lost his mother in the disaster, said after the ceremony, "When I see people who look like my mother in the town, I feel regret."
   "I'm sad that people have died in other disasters as well. We must evacuate swiftly during a disaster," he said.