不明なお１０人、捜索続く＝台風１９号、４０００人余りが避難生活

　台風１９号による記録的大雨により、宮城や福島など６県で１０人の安否が依然として分かっておらず、１７日も捜索が続いた。東日本を中心に河川の決壊や土砂災害が広範囲に発生。死者は福島県でヘリで救助中に落下して死亡した１人を除き１２都県で７７人に上り、４０００人余りが避難生活を余儀なくされている。
　国土交通省によると、河川の決壊は宮城や福島、長野など７県で１１１カ所に達し、土石流や地滑りなどの土砂災害は２０都県で２４０件を超えた。高速道路や国道などの通行止めが相次ぎ、復旧への大きな障害となっている。
　内閣府によると、避難所は１３都県で１６４カ所開設され、約４２５０人が身を寄せている。福島が約１７１０人と最も多く、長野で約９４０人、宮城で約７５０人などとなっている。
　１９日は低気圧の発達次第で、東北地方の太平洋側で大雨となる恐れがあり、気象庁が警戒を呼び掛けている。（2019/10/17-11:33）

Search efforts for 10 missing victims of powerful Typhoon Hagibis continued on Thursday in six prefectures including Miyagi and Fukushima, both in northeastern Japan.
   A total of 77 people in Tokyo and 11 prefectures have been killed by the typhoon, which caused record-breaking rains and triggered landslides and floods in many parts of the country. The figure excludes one victim who fell from a helicopter during a rescue operation in Fukushima and another whom authorities decided to not designate as having been directly killed by the natural disaster.
   According to the land ministry, levee breaches have been confirmed at a total of 111 locations in seven prefectures including Miyagi, Fukushima, and central Japan's Nagano. More than 240 landslides have been found in Tokyo and 19 prefectures. In addition, expressways and national routes have been closed at many locations, impeding recovery efforts.
   Some 4,250 people are currently living in 164 evacuation facilities set up in Tokyo and 12 prefectures. Fukushima has the largest number of evacuees, totaling about 1,710, followed by Nagano, with approximately 940, and Miyagi, with about 750.
   The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for attention in the Pacific side of the Tohoku northeastern region including Miyagi and Fukushima, as strong rains may hit the areas on Saturday.