熊本地震４年で追悼式　「復興への道続く」―新型コロナで規模縮小

　熊本地震の前震から４年となる１４日、熊本県庁（熊本市中央区）で犠牲者追悼式が行われた。遺族を含む２６人が参列し、改めて犠牲者の冥福を祈り復興を誓った。
　式典は新型コロナウイルス感染拡大の影響で、来賓ら出席者を減らし時間も短縮するなど大幅に規模を縮小。参列者全員による１分間の黙とうの後、蒲島郁夫知事が「災害に負けない郷土づくりを進め、安全安心に暮らすことができる熊本を築くことを誓う」と述べた。

　本震で家族６人が暮らす自宅が全壊し父政勝さん＝当時（７７）＝を亡くした西原村の内村勝紀さん（５０）が遺族代表として、「この４年間、誰もが迷い悩みながら前進してきた。まだまだ復興への道は続く。普段の何気ない暮らしに感謝し、家族で力を合わせて今を精いっぱい生きていきたい」と古里再建を誓った。（2020/04/14-11:10）

A ceremony was held in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on Tuesday to remember the victims of powerful earthquakes four years ago.
   Twenty-six people, including bereaved family members, took part in the memorial ceremony at the Kumamoto prefectural government office.
   The ceremony was held on a smaller scale, with fewer participants and a simplified schedule, due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
   After the participants observed a minute of silence, Kumamoto Governor Ikuo Kabashima said, "We promise to build a Kumamoto where (residents) can live safely and peacefully by creating a region resilient to disasters."
   "Over the last four years, everyone has moved forward while at a loss," said Katsunori Uchimura, a 50-year-old resident of the village of Nishihara, in a speech.