激甚災害指定へ迅速調査を　安倍首相、豪雨警戒呼び掛け

　安倍晋三首相は６日、九州の豪雨被害を受けた政府対策本部の会合で、激甚災害の指定に向けた調査を急ぐよう指示した。指定されると、復旧・復興事業費のうち国の補助率がかさ上げされる。政府は今後１週間をめどに集中的に調査を行い、指定基準を満たせば「指定見込み」として速やかに公表する方針だ。
　席上、首相は「被災地の速やかな復旧のためには、被災自治体が財政上安心して復旧に取り組める態勢づくりが重要だ」と指摘。被災自治体を対象とした普通交付税の繰り上げ交付を迅速に実施する考えも示した。
　梅雨前線は８日ごろにかけ、本州付近に停滞することが予想される。首相は、大雨特別警報が出された福岡、佐賀、長崎３県に限らず「広範な地域で大雨となる可能性がある」と述べ、全国民に警戒を呼び掛けた。（2020/07/06-18:55）

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called for an early survey for designating the torrential rains that have caused extensive floods and landslides in the Kyushu southwestern Japan region as an extremely severe disaster.
   Abe made the request at a meeting of the government's task force on the rain disaster. The designation would increase state subsidies for restoration and reconstruction in affected areas.
   The government will intensively conduct the survey for about a week, hoping to make a "prospective designation" promptly if conditions are met, according to government officials.
   "For the early restoration of affected areas, it is important to help local governments engage in related work without financial worries," Abe said in the meeting.
   The seasonal rain front that brought about the devastating damage is forecast to stay over the country's Honshu main island until around Wednesday. Abe called on all people across the country to be alert, saying that torrential rain may hit wide areas on top of prefectures in Kyushu where special heavy rain warnings have been issued.