[News Station] Why is recovery in Noto not over? The current situation as seen by a demolition worke

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Published on Dec 25, 2024
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Even now, almost a year after the disaster, collapsed houses, rubble, and soil remain in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Why is recovery so slow? We consider this issue from the perspective of demolition contractors working on site to restore the area. ■ Huge traffic jams of 3 kilometers in the morning... hindering work As of the 24th of this month, 5,573 houses have been damaged in Suzu City. The first step in the restoration of this town at the northern end of the peninsula, the demolition and removal of collapsed buildings, has only been completed by about half. Why is recovery not progressing? There is a place that symbolizes the current situation. Announcer Ayari Shimomura: "There is a long line of large vehicles loaded with a lot of rubble. They will be transported to the temporary storage area in front of us, but there is already a lot of rubble stacked on top of each other like a wall." The temporary storage area for rubble is located on a vast site about the size of 2.5 Tokyo Domes. Large amounts of rubble from houses caused by the earthquake and wood chips from landslides are brought here. As a result, traffic jams have occurred around the temporary storage area. A worker in line said... Demolition worker (Q: When did this traffic jam start?) "It's been there almost forever." The gates of the temporary storage site are closed after sunset because working at night is dangerous. Demolition workers who work late into the night have to start their day by disposing of the waste from the previous day. During the morning rush hour, the line of vehicles can stretch for up to three kilometers. They say they often spend the morning waiting. In the temporary storage site, the waste needs to be sorted into 11 categories, including metals, concrete, and tatami mats. This is why "traffic jams for disposal" occur even on the premises. Demolition worker: "It's crowded inside, so it's hard to get out easily. We have to wait. They move one car at a time. It's like a traffic jam on the highway." Even just throwing things away takes up a lot of time. There are other factors that take up work time. Demolition worker from Hiroshima Prefecture: "It takes about two hours to come here (from Kanazawa) and about three hours to go back. It's a waste, really." Some of the workers come from Kanazawa, so it takes about five hours to get there and back. As a result, the work time is getting shorter and shorter. Some contractors have given up on working in Noto and have withdrawn because they cannot stay overnight in the city or its suburbs. ■The current situation as seen by demolition contractors Currently, contractors from outside the prefecture are working on demolishing and removing collapsed houses and other structures in Suzu City. There is accommodation for about 500 demolition workers. However, there are only about 1,200 workers, which is an overwhelming shortage. No further expansion is possible due to reasons such as unstable ground and little flat land. Nobutsuna Sawai (56), a demolition contractor from Hiroshima, has been working in Suzu City since May, relying on connections from an acquaintance. He was shown around the workers' accommodation. He was shown around a private lodging house in the city. The first floor was also damaged by the tsunami. The walls of the building, which was deemed partially destroyed, remain peeled off. Demolition worker from Hiroshima prefecture, Nobutsuna Sawai, said, "Both sides of this house are our homes. I'm alone here. There are seven rooms in total. I'm renting them all." From Hiroshima to Suzu. It's been more than half a year since I started sleeping in this large hall. Furthermore, the house that Sawai rents looks nice at first glance, but it was determined to be partially destroyed. Therefore, the floor is tilted, and when you put tape on it, it rolls. Demolition worker from Hiroshima prefecture, Nobutsuna Sawai, said, "It's quite tilted." (Q. What if it's tilted that much?) "I guess it's tilted." The Noto region has been hit by more than 2,100 earthquakes this year alone. Kirito Ono, who participated in the demolition project, said, "When I hear the sound of a dump truck, I think it must have been the dump truck that caused the shaking, but when I hear the shaking even though nothing is passing by at night, I get worried and think, 'Oh, an earthquake has just come.'" Winter is about to begin in Oku-Noto. From one of the few bars in the city, I can hear the mixed feelings of the demolition workers. A demolition worker from Oita said, "It's been a long time since I've been in a small dormitory room, and it's definitely stressful. I'm doing it for the money, but somewhere in the back of my mind, there's this desire to help somehow." Two-month suspension of work What the contractors are feeling The city has re

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