三萬多人移往関東甲信越地方避災

Recently the NHK News reported the following:

発生から２週間が経過した東北関東大震災は、岩手・宮城・福島を中心に各地で１９万７０００人余りが避難生活を続けています。このうち県外への避難者は３万人以上に上り、原発事故があった福島県では、自治体が役場機能ごと県外に移転するなど、集団避難の動きが相次いでいます。

ＮＨＫが２６日現在で、都道府県が把握している避難状況をまとめたところ、今回の地震で避難している人は全国で１９万７１４５人となり、地震発生後初めて２０万人を下回りました。このうち、避難者数が最も多いのは、▽宮城県で、３０の市と町で６３５か所、８万５４７６人が避難しています。▽岩手県内では２１の市町村で３８０か所、４万３８７９人が、▽福島県内では、４７の市町村で２８８か所、３万１２６４人が、それぞれ避難生活を送っています。一方、原発事故があった福島県を中心に、地元を離れてほかの県に避難する人が、２６日も増え、県外への避難者は全国で合わせて３万３８１８人に上っています。避難先は関東・甲信越地方が多く、最も多いのは、▽新潟県で８７０１人、次に多いのが、▽群馬県で３４９０人、さらに、▽埼玉県には３３９１人が避難しています。
(試譯文)
Two weeks had passed since the North East Great Kanto Earthquake, 197,000 people continued their relocation livelihood in various centers in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. On top of that up to 30,000 people had been evacuated out of the prefectures, and in Fukushima Prefecture where the nuclear accident happened, public office functioning of the municipality were moved outside the prefecture and massive evacuation movement continued.

NHK as of 26th brought together the shelter situation in all administrative divisions. The number of people who were seeking shelter due to this earthquake fell below 200,000 in the whole country for the first time after the earthquake and stood at 197,145 people. Those had the highest number of refugees respectively were: Miyagi Prefecture - 635 places in 30 cities and towns with 85,476 people seeking refuge. Iwate - 380 places in 21 municipalities with 43,879 people. Fukushima prefecture - 288 places in 47 municipalities with 31,264 people relocated. On the other hand, the number of those who departed from locals around Fukushima Prefecture where the nuclear accident happened to take shelter at other prefectures had increased further on the 26th, and those evacuated outside the prefecture had gone up to a total of 33,818 people in the whole country. Most people sought refuge in Kanto Koshinetsu region. The most popular was Niigata Prefecture with 8,701 people, next was Gunma Prefecture with 3,490 people, followed by Saitama with 3,391 people seeking refuge.

The impact of nuclear accident happened in Fukushima is now being felt. I hope it will not deteriorate further.