三重みえ 四日市よっかいち 地下ちか駐車ちゅうしゃ場じょう浸水しんすい 地下ちか2階かいでも100台だいほど被害ひがい

On the 12th of this month, record-breaking heavy rain caused flooding in an underground parking lot in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture. Drainage work is underway, and according to a survey by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, in addition to the 180 vehicles on the first basement floor that were damaged by the water, there are at least about 100 more vehicles on the second basement floor that were also affected.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is assessing the extent of the damage.

The Kusunoki Parking Lot, an underground parking facility located beneath national and city roads in the center of Yokkaichi City, is operated by a third-sector company and can accommodate over 500 vehicles. However, due to record-breaking heavy rain on the 12th of this month, the second basement level was completely submerged, and even the first basement level was flooded to a depth of over one meter at its deepest point.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has been carrying out drainage work using pump trucks and other equipment since the day after the heavy rain, and so far, damage has been confirmed to 180 vehicles submerged in water on just the first basement floor where drainage has been completed.

The drainage work on the second basement floor, which was once completely submerged, continued on the 16th, and a survey by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism revealed that there are at least about 100 cars submerged in water on this floor.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is assessing the extent of the damage.

Mr. Kenji Matsuo, Assistant Manager at the Chubu Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, said, The vehicles on the second basement level were completely submerged, so they were covered in mud, and some had floated up and were no longer in their designated positions.