【12日じゅうににち 大雨おおあめ被害ひがい】九州きゅうしゅうで3人さんにん死亡しぼう 土砂崩どしゃくずれや川かわの氾濫はんらん

Due to the effects of the front, record-breaking heavy rain has fallen in Kyushu. According to the prefectures of Kagoshima, Kumamoto, and Fukuoka, three deaths have been confirmed so far as a result of landslides and river flooding.

Also, in Ishikawa Prefecture, a road collapsed, causing a car to fall and injuring three people.

We are reporting the damage situation for each prefecture.

Kumamoto Prefecture: 2 dead, 3 missing in Kumamoto Prefecture as of 5 p.m. on the 12th. According to Kumamoto Prefecture and others, as of 5 p.m. on the 12th, 2 deaths have been confirmed.

Yatsushiro City has announced that a woman in her 70s, who was found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest inside a car submerged in an irrigation canal in the city, has been confirmed dead.

One man who had been in cardiopulmonary arrest after being caught in a landslide in Kosa Town has also been confirmed dead, bringing the number of deaths in the prefecture due to the recent heavy rain to two.

Also, the prefecture says that three people are missing.

▽In addition to a report in Tamana City that one person was swept away in the Kagami River, it is reported that in Minami Ward, Kumamoto City, after a report saying my housemate is missing, only a motorcycle was found, so the search is ongoing.

In Kita Ward, Kumamoto City, two vehicles were swept into a river, and one man who was in one of the vehicles is still missing.

On the other hand, regarding road damage, the slope between Bridge No. 2 and Bridge No. 3 on National Route 266 in Matsushima Town, Kami-Amakusa City had collapsed, resulting in a road closure, but restoration work progressed and the road was fully reopened to traffic at midnight on the 12th.

In addition, so far, it has been confirmed that 110 houses have been flooded above floor level and 146 houses have been flooded below floor level.

689 people are also taking shelter in 13 cities, towns, and villages.

A woman whose home was flooded in Kumamoto City said, I cant think about anything right now. On the 12th, after record-breaking heavy rain caused a series of flooding damages to homes in Kumamoto City, people could be seen returning from evacuation sites to their homes to check the extent of the damage.

Yukimi Shiraishi 85, who lives alone in Tsuboi, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City, returned home from her evacuation site shortly after 9 a.m. on the 12th.

The water has already receded inside the house, but there are marks on the walls up to about 50 centimeters above the floor showing where the water reached. The carpet is stained with mud, and storage boxes are scattered around. Ms. Shiraishi gazed at the state of the room with tears in her eyes.

Mr. Shiraishi felt in danger when the water level of the retention basin in front of his house was rising around 11 p.m. on the 10th, so he rushed out of his house aiming for a shelter, but the road in front of his house was already flooded.

Even after an hour, Shiraishi-san was only able to move about 100 meters and became stuck. Feeling like, I might die here, she escaped to the raised parking area of a private home and called her daughter for help.

And then, the fire department, alerted by his daughter, rushed to the scene and rescued him. He spent the night taking shelter on the second floor of a nearby house.

Mr. Shiraishi said, I was stunned when I saw the damage to my house, and right now I cant think about anything.

I had never experienced rain like this before, so I couldnt have imagined something like this would happen, they said.

In Misato Town, Water Supply Activities Continue in Four Areas Due to Ongoing Water Outages In Misato Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, measures were taken to prevent muddy water caused by heavy rain from entering the water storage tanks. As a result, water outages have continued since the 11th, and as of noon on the 12th, approximately 670 households in eight districts are affected.

For this reason, the town set up water supply stations at four locations on the 12th and is providing water.

Of these, at the Bussankan Yonnasse, residents visited one after another from the morning, bringing empty plastic bottles and other containers to fill them with water.

In addition, four 500-milliliter bottles of water were also distributed to each person for drinking.

The man in his seventies who visited said, When I was about to take a bath, the water stopped coming out.

Ive lived here for about 70 years, and this is the first time something like this has happened, so Im confused.

I hope it will be restored soon, they said.

According to the town, on the 12th, water will be supplied until 7 p.m. at the Bussankan Yonnasse, Tsutsukawasou, and Natsumi Container Collection Point, and all night at the Toyo Government Office.

The town aims to complete restoration by the 12th, but warns that it may take even longer depending on the situation, and is urging residents to use the water supply stations.

In Kumamoto, stores that were flooded are busy with cleanup. In Shimotori, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City, heavy rain caused the arcade shopping street to be submerged, and at a café located on the basement floor, the water temporarily rose to about 20 centimeters.

According to the shop owner, around 5 a.m. on the 11th, they started scooping up the water that had flowed into the store with buckets, but in about an hour and a half, the water level suddenly rose, flooding up to below their knees. As a result, four refrigerators used to store ingredients and other items broke down, among other damages.

After that, they hired a contractor to pump out the water, and it was in the evening of the 11th when the water finally receded from inside the store.

The store will be temporarily closed as it needs to be cleaned up and renovated.

On the 12th, the store owner was busy cleaning up, but regular customers who were worried about the damage visited the shop.

A regular customer in his seventies said, Its a shame that theyre closed, but I hope they reopen soon.

Masato Nakagawa, the owner of the café, said, I was just so surprised.

Ive been in business for 50 years, but this was my first time experiencing something like this.

I want to do my best to reopen with a positive attitude, they said.

Yatsushiro: Damage to agricultural greenhouses for tomatoes occurring one after another At a farm in Guntsuki Kuban-machi, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, agricultural greenhouses where tomatoes are grown were temporarily flooded up to shin height due to heavy rain.

At this farm, we had just planted the seedlings five days ago in preparation for shipping in the fall, but since they became submerged in water, we are concerned that root rot and other issues may occur, which could affect their growth.

Mr. Ryo Nakagawa from the farm said, At the time, I was working on drainage, but the rainfall was so heavy that there was nothing I could do on my own.

Also, at an agricultural greenhouse in Gunchiku Jūbanmachi, Yatsushiro City, about 10,000 mini tomato seedlings that had not yet been planted were damaged by flooding.

As of the morning of the 12th, many of the seedlings in pots were still submerged in water, and farmers were using pumps to drain the water.

Farmer Nobuyuki Miyahara said, Ive been farming for about 40 years, but this is the first time Ive suffered such damage. It may be difficult for the seedlings that were submerged in water to grow healthily.

He said, Its tough because the machines have also been flooded.

Fukuoka Prefecture: 2 missing, 1 injured within Fukuoka Prefecture as of 2:00 p.m. on the 12th. Fukuoka Prefecture has compiled the damage situation caused by the recent heavy rain as of 2:00 p.m. on the 12th.

According to the report, the human casualties are as follows: two people are missing in Fukutsu City, and one person was injured in Munakata City.

Damage to houses includes: one house completely destroyed in Kitakyushu City, and a total of three houses partially damaged in Fukutsu City and Fukuoka City.

▽Flooding above floor level occurred in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka City, and Kanda Town, with a total of 11 cases. ▽Flooding below floor level occurred in 7 cities and towns, including Yukuhashi City, Kanda Town, and Kitakyushu City, with a total of 56 cases.

In addition, there have been a total of 59 landslides in 10 cities and towns, including Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka City, and Yukuhashi City. There have also been a total of 20 cases of road damage in 5 cities and towns, including Fukutsu City and Fukuoka City.

Damage to rivers includes: river breaches, with a total of two cases in Itoshima City and Okagaki Town; and damage to river-related facilities, with a total of ten cases in Fukutsu City and other locations.

Search continues for two people in their 60s, a man and a woman, in Fukutsu—possibly swept away by the river. On the evening of the 10th, when record-breaking rain hit northern Kyushu, a report was made in Azemachi, Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, stating that the nearby river overflowed and a man and woman were swept away.

The police and fire department believe that two people, a man and a woman in their 60s, were swept away, and about 50 personnel have continued the search since around 9 a.m. on the 12th.

According to the Meteorological Observatory and Fukuoka Prefecture, in Munakata City near the site, 56 millimeters of rain fell in one hour until 5:30 p.m. on the 10th.

Very heavy rain of 5 millimeters was falling, and at the Shikaku Bridge observation station on the Saigo River, where it is believed that two people were swept away, the water level had exceeded the flood danger level, indicating a very high risk of flooding at the time the report was made.

A 60-year-old company employee who lives along the river said, Trees that flowed down from upstream got caught on the bridge, which changed the flow of the river, and then muddy torrents came rushing in.

I heard that some of the nearby houses were flooded above floor level, and the river was flowing rapidly, he said.

Kagoshima: 1 person dead and 5 people slightly injured in Kagoshima Prefecture as of 3:00 p.m. on the 12th. As of 3:00 p.m. on the 12th, Kagoshima Prefecture has compiled the damage situation in the prefecture caused by the record-breaking heavy rain since the 7th of this month.

According to the report, one person died in a landslide that occurred in Kamo Town, Aira City, and five people sustained minor injuries in total in Kirishima City and Aira City.

At the evacuation centers set up by local governments, 20 people from 11 households have evacuated in Kirishima City, and 9 people from 3 households have evacuated in Aira City.

The damage to buildings includes: ▽ Two buildings were completely destroyed in Kirishima City and Aira City, and ▽ In Kirishima City and other areas, 214 buildings were flooded above floor level and 181 buildings were flooded below floor level.

However, each local government is continuing its investigation, so the number of damages may increase.

Additionally, about 19,500 households in Kirishima City and about 15,900 households in Aira City are still without water, and restoration work is underway.

Aira Water Outage Continues: Some Restaurants Unable to Operate A restaurant in Kajiki Town, Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture, did not suffer any damage to its building from the record-breaking heavy rain, but has reportedly been experiencing a water outage since the 8th of this month.

For this reason, we have been unable to cook rice or wash dishes, and have been forced to temporarily close since the 8th of this month.

During the Obon season, it is usually crowded with families, including reservations, but this year, they had no choice but to turn down reservations and even had to discard some of the ingredients they had prepared.

Mr. Hidekazu Masumaru, who runs a restaurant, said, I want to know exactly when the water supply will be restored.

I’m most troubled by not being able to open for business during Obon, when families come to visit, he said.

[Ishikawa Prefecture] Nanao: Three cars fell after a road collapse; three people rescued. According to the police, before 5 a.m. on the 12th, a section of National Route 249 in Nakajima Town, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, with one lane in each direction, collapsed over a length of more than 10 meters.

A total of three vehicles—two passenger cars and one trailer—that were driving near the scene fell, resulting in a man in his 70s suffering serious injuries including broken bones, and men in their 30s and 60s were also injured.

The police are investigating the situation in detail, believing that the road collapsed due to heavy rain.

According to Ishikawa Prefecture, about a 2-kilometer section of National Route 249 in Nanao Citys Nakajima area is closed to traffic, and the prefecture and other authorities plan to proceed with restoration work once the weather improves.

In Nanao City, from the night of the 9th of this month when it started raining until 7 a.m. on the 12th, 130...

We have observed 5 millimeters of rainfall, and as the risk of landslides is increasing, a Landslide Warning Information has been issued.

Due to heavy rain, a section of the Suzu Road, a prefectural road in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, has been closed to traffic because the slope beside the road has collapsed.

The Suzu Road is a prefectural road connecting Anamizu Town and Suzu City. According to Ishikawa Prefecture, due to heavy rain, a slope beside the road in Ohtawara, Noto Town, collapsed over a width of about 20 meters and a height of about 6 meters.

For this reason, from 6 a.m. on the 12th, about a 500-meter section around the collapsed area has been closed to traffic.

There is a detour route near the closed section, so Ishikawa Prefecture is directing traffic to the detour and working to remove the collapsed earth and sand in order to restore the Suzu Road.

According to the prefecture, as of 11 a.m., there is no prospect for restoration yet.