Wednesday marked the first anniversary since Typhoon No. 15 wreaked havoc mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area with record strong winds.
More than 92,000 houses were damaged. In Chiba Prefecture, where 81,346 out of the 92,000 were located, 24,285 applications had been filed by the end of July for improvement or repair of homes, based mainly on the Disaster Relief Law that now allows more support by expanding the extent of the damage that makes homes eligible for aid.
The applications also include those filed by people whose homes were damaged in Typhoon No. 19 in October last year and in heavy rain.
Due to local builders being short on labor and other reasons, improvements or repairs have been completed in only 63% of cases, or 15,278 houses.
A maximum wind speed of 57.5 meters per second, a record for Chiba, was recorded when the city was hit by Typhoon No. 15.
There still are many houses with blue sheets replacing roofs that were blown off in Tateyama and the town of Kyonan in the south of the prefecture where typhoon damage was great. Lots where houses had been demolished were also visible.
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