One month before, in our country, there was a volcano disaster which turned out to be the worst in the postwar era. When I was low-teen, we went family skiing at a ski resort near this mountain, and there are family photos at this ski resort with beautiful snowscape of this mountain. I'd like to show a respect to rescue squads and Self-Defense Force workers who searched for missing people under dangerous situation.
What made matters worse was: Eruption suddenly occurred under broad daylight, and the damage spread. It has shown that it's really difficult to predict and warn about natural disasters including volcano eruption. Then: A local autonomy adopted a petition to resume a nuclear power plant nearby a large volcano.
By the way... I understand that tourist business at the spot is seriously damaged by this volcano disaster. And many people at the spot live on tourist business. Is there proper method or relief so that they can get by? But it wouldn't be proper to call this situation "harmful rumor" if there is still possibility of another eruption; this is actual danger that still exists
. -As well as:
After the earthquake disaster and atomic power accident, the whole prefecture that has these atomic power plants has been suffering from harmful rumor. In cases that evacuated people were bullied that radioactivity infects, people who cannot distinguish radioactivity and virus caused such prejudice. Iunderstandthat gratuitous discrimination is partly caused by ignorance.
I'm afraid that similar misconception might be caused at hemorrhagic virus epidemic this time -It has actually occurred in one of the industrial countries where the disease was confirmed in
No matter how perfect effective remedy we had, there might be people who abuse the name of this disease as a new bully terminology -Today, this is another story, though.
Anyway -in short, don't mix up harmful rumor and actual harm.