Typhoon 19 First Joint Conference “To Save Life” Alert Call October 11th 17:17
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Kanto Regional Development Bureau and Tokyo Metropolitan Meteorological Observatory held a joint meeting for the first time to call for caution against disasters caused by Typhoon No.19 “I want you to prepare for early evacuation and safety to protect your life”.
The 11th conference was held jointly for the first time to call for vigilance as there was a possibility of enormous damage due to the approach of large and very strong typhoon # 19.
Personnel from the Kanto Regional Development Bureau and Tokyo Metropolitan Meteorological Observatory attended the conference. In the Kanto region, there were places where record storms occurred, and it was expected that there would be record heavy rain in a wide range.
Regarding rivers, he pointed out that the water level at the mouth of the river is high because it coincides with the time of the spring tide, and there is a risk of river inundation and levee breaks in the basin.
After that, I looked at the hazard map of the flood, and confirmed the possibility of home flooding and evacuation shelters, and called out to never get close to the river.
The Kanto Regional Development Bureau can check the status and water level of eight rivers, such as the Tone River and Arakawa Rivers, on the website.
According to the Tokyo Regional Meteorological Observatory, Yoshimi Nagai, weather and disaster information coordinator, said, “If you can't go to the evacuation shelter early, to move to a safe place in your home "