Front covering over japan. The region has borne the brunt of the damage. People in the affected areas are trying to recover what they can between downpours. One resident says all the furniture and appliances on the ground floor of his house were damaged by flooding. Translator i want the rain to stop. I hope it stops as soon as possible. Volunteers are working with residents to clear out mud. Only people within the prefecture are allowed to help as a precaution against the coronavirus. People at evacuation shelters are also trying to maintain social distancing. More than 6,000 houses have been flooded or damaged across 19 prefectures. Officials are still trying to get a full picture of the destruction. People across the krunt are donating food, bottled water and other necessities to h help tho in hardhit areaeas. Prime minister abe shinzo say police, firefighters and selfdefense force personnel have rescued more than 2,300 people. Translator i want officicia to do all they can to save
Confirmed in the capital. The japanese government says its monitoring the situation clososely. Translator the number of seriously ill patieients is decreasing. Analyzing other data around the infection, the situation does not meet the standard for the government to immediately declare a state of emergency again. The government attributes the rise partly to people who either work at or visit nighttime entertainment spots such as host or hostess bars. Over 19,000 cases have been confirmed across japan. The death toll stands at more than 970. Now the japanese governments Contact Tracing app is back up and running after a glitch was found afterer it was rolllled out in mid june. It is called covid19 contact confirming. It allows users who test positive to anonymously notify others theyve come into contact with. Users who contract the virus are supposed to upload a special number, but the numbers were stopped being issued when the glitch was found. Users need to update the app to the latest
North kokoreas state run mea a aired video o of the explolosio wednesday. It c came with a wararning to t south saysing the destruction is only the first step. And the next step will be decided based on how seoul responds. State media also says that the north military plans to mobilize near the border. The units will be deployed to two areas where interkorean joint projects are located. The tourist area and the kaesong industrial area. The north unveililed plans for exercises that will l be conducd near the m military y demarcati line. One of south koreans top military officials is expressing deep concern over pyongyangs announcement hes warning against further provocations. Translator the north will be sure to pay if these measures are put in place. Meanwhile, south koreans unification minister has offered to resign over the worsening relationship. Seoul had proposed dispatching its director of National Security as a special envoy, but it said leader kim jonguns younger sister kim yoj
For vote. The security law is aimed at cracking down on antigovernment activities in the semiautonomous region. It lays out things that beijing says threaten national security. Submission, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with external forces. It also allows for a Security Agency in hong kong which may exercise jurisdiction in certain circumstances. On sunday, protesters opposing the legislation held rallies across hong kong. Police arrested 53 people after shuffles broke out. Theres growing concern in hong kong and abroad the planned security law will threaten the one country, two systems principle that has guaranteed the territory a high degree of autonomous. Here in tokyo, Officials Say 58 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on monday. The number of invex infections been on the rise in recent days. The government says theres no need to declare another state of emergency. The latest figure is slightly smaller than sunday, when the daily tally was the highest since the nationwide
South saysing the destruction is only the first step. And the next step will be decided based on how seoul responds. State media also says that the north military plans to mobilize near the border. The units will be deployed to two areas where interkorean joint projects are located. The tourist area and the kaesong industrial area. The north unveililed plans for exercises that will l be conducd near the m military y demarcati line. One of south koreans top military officials is expressing deep concern over pyongyangs announcement hes warning against further provocations. Translator the north will be sure to pay if these measures are put in place. Meanwhile, south koreans unification minister has offered to resign over the worsening relationship. Seoul had proposed dispatching its director of National Security as a special envoy, but it said leader kim jonguns younger sister kim yojong turned down the offer. The e president ialal office in l says the proposal had been confidential. It s