【大雨おおあめ}鹿児島かごしま 家屋かおく倒壊とうかいで捜索そうさく続つづく 浸水しんすい被害ひがい調査ちょうさも開始かいし】

On the 8th, at the site of a landslide in Aira City, which borders Kirishima City in Kagoshima Prefecture where a special heavy rain warning was issued, police and others are continuing to search for a woman in her 30s who is believed to have been in a collapsed house.

On the other hand, in Kirishima City, where a series of houses were flooded, a survey began on the 9th to confirm the number of flooded houses and the extent of the damage.

On the 8th, in Shirao, Kamo Town, Aira City, which borders Kirishima City where a special heavy rain warning was issued, a mountainside collapsed, causing mud to flow into a house and destroy it.

According to the police and fire department, a family of four lives in this house. The elderly mother and the second daughter were rescued, and the safety of the elderly father was also confirmed at the scene, but they have lost contact with the eldest daughter, who is in her 30s.

Police and fire departments believe that the eldest daughter may still be trapped in the collapsed house, and are continuing their search at the scene on the 9th.

The search is being carried out cautiously with a team of over 40 people, using construction machinery and police dogs, but according to the police and others, nothing has been found so far.

For this reason, the city began an investigation on the 9th, focusing on Hayato Town in Kirishima City, where a particularly large number of reports of flood damage were received.

City officials entered homes in pairs, measuring and photographing the height of water remaining on the walls and interviewing residents about the situation at the time.

According to the city, it is expected that the number of houses to be surveyed will reach several hundred, and once the survey is completed and the floors and walls of the houses have dried, disinfection work will be carried out in order.

A man in his 70s whose house was flooded above floor level said, When I looked outside, the water had risen up to chest height.

Yesterday, I took the whole day off work, and it was tough cleaning up, like throwing away furniture that had been soaked in water, they said.

The city official who conducted the survey said, We would like to carry out an accurate investigation so that the damaged houses can be restored as soon as possible.

The investigation into flood damage to houses in Kirishima City will also be conducted on the 10th.

Ms. Kuniko Arayashiki 81, who lives with her husband in Hayato Town, Kirishima City, had water surge up to about 1 meter and 40 centimeters above the ground in her two-story house.

Since the first floor was used as a parking lot, the residential area on the second floor was not submerged, and the cars that had been moved to higher ground in advance were also not damaged.

However, due to the heavy rain this time, the water supply was cut off starting on the evening of the 8th, and people are confused by this first-ever water outage.

Mr. Arayashiki said, Since we hadnt stored any water, we suddenly had to use bottled water we had bought to wash dishes and such.

I hope the recovery happens soon because I cant even prepare meals, they said.

In Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, where around 20,000 households have been without water since the 8th due to heavy rain, temporary water supply is being provided.

It is expected to take until at least the 11th for restoration, and the impact on citizens daily lives continues.

In Kirishima City, due to heavy rain, a pipe transporting water from the source was damaged, resulting in a water outage affecting all of Hayato Town, part of Kokubu Noguchi Town, and the Shimojō area of Fukuyama Town, totaling about 20,000 households since the 8th.

For this reason, the city requested the Self-Defense Forces to provide temporary water supply at eight locations within the city. At the Citizens’ Service Center in Hayato Town, many residents gathered from the morning of the 9th, so water distribution began 30 minutes earlier than the scheduled time of 9 a.m.

Visitors had water poured into the portable tanks and plastic bottles they brought with them by members of the Self-Defense Forces.

A woman in her 60s who came to get water said, We dont even have drinking water, we cant wash rice, and I realized just how hard it is without water.

He said, All we can do is wait for recovery.

According to Kirishima City Hall, water supply stations will be open until 8 p.m. in the Hayato area and until 5 p.m. in the Fukuyama area on the 9th.

The city also stated that restoration is expected to begin after the 11th in Hayato Town, while no schedule has been set for Fukuyama Town, so the impact on citizens lives continues.

And a passenger car, which appeared to have fallen from the embankment, remained in the river even on the 9th.

A man in his 70s who lives nearby said, When I woke up and went outside, I saw that earth and fallen trees had flowed right up to the front of my house, and water had accumulated.

I was surprised because it was the first time I had seen damage this bad, they said.