気象庁きしょうちょうと国土こくど交通こうつう省しょうが会見かいけん「災害さいがい危険きけん度ど高たかい状態じょうたいしばらく続つづく」

In response to the issuance of a special heavy rain warning for Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism held a press conference from 6 a.m. on the 8th.

Shuichi Tachihara, Director of the Forecast Division at the Japan Meteorological Agency, stated the following among these.

Your life is in immediate danger. Ensure your safety at once. This is an unprecedented heavy rainfall.

Especially in areas such as sediment disaster warning zones, it is highly likely that some kind of disaster has already occurred, which corresponds to alert level 5.

My life is in danger.

I want you to secure your safety immediately.

Strict caution is necessary even in areas expected to be flooded. Please ensure your safety by moving to buildings that are farther from streams or cliffs, or to buildings that are less likely to be flooded, even if only a little.

There is a possibility that the number of municipalities where a special heavy rain warning will be issued will increase in the future.

Waiting for the special warning to be issued before evacuating will be too late.

For your own safety and to protect the lives of your loved ones, please immediately follow evacuation information and ensure your safety. The high risk of disasters will continue for a while. The front will remain in the same position through tonight, and moist air will continue to flow in.

It is still necessary to be on alert for heavy rain in Kyushu.

Looking at the observation data for Kagoshima City, the average rainfall for August is 220 millimeters for the entire month, but this time it’s already nearly 500 millimeters in just 24 hours, so the weather situation is serious. Even if the rain weakens, the high risk of disaster will continue for some time.

Even after the rain weakens, there is a risk that the water level may rise, so please continue to exercise strict caution.

Also, in western Japan, where the front is present, there is a possibility that the effects will spread later.

I want you to pay close attention to future information. From the perspective that the sense of crisis is extremely high, we expect it to last until around early afternoon. When asked about the outlook for the special warning that has been issued, Section Chief Tachihara responded, At present, from the perspective that the sense of crisis is extremely high, we expect it to last until around early afternoon.

We would like to appropriately monitor the situation and provide information while checking the future rainfall patterns and changes in the level of danger, he explained.

Evacuate early while there is still capacity in the dam, said Kazuhito Shimamoto, Director of the River Environment Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. He stated that water levels in rivers throughout Kagoshima Prefecture have already exceeded the flood danger level, and urged, For rivers where the risk of flooding is already high, please take any action possible to protect your life.

In rivers where the risk of flooding is expected to increase, please take early action while ensuring your safety.

Even if the rain lets up, the water level may continue to rise due to the rain that has already fallen.

In southern Kyushu, flood control has been initiated at multiple dams, so we would like people to evacuate early while there is still enough capacity in the dams, they explained.