Fukushima Suga River Abukuma River is flooding October 13 19:08 on the flooded area
In Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, the Abukuma River flowing through the city overflows, and as of 3:00 pm, a residential area close to the city center is flooded in a wide area, and rescue work for residents by the fire department and police continues. The
Of these, in the residential area of Marutamachi, Sukagawa City, close to the city hall, the entire area was left in the water, and a rescue team from the police rescued the residents who were left behind.
After 3:00 pm, two women who lived nearby were on a police boat with life jackets, and were rescued to a place where there was no water.
The two women who were rescued had not been able to go outside in the second floor room of the apartment, but they asked for help because they smelled like propane gas leaking nearby. There was no injury to them.
The rescued Kiyoko Hashimoto said, “The water did not come last night, but when I got up in the morning, I was surprised that the whole area looked like a lake. I couldn't go anywhere. I was relieved. I ’m going to be close to myself. ”
In the center of the city where the Abukuma River and tributary rivers merge, inundation damage continues and residents are forced to clean up.
In the center of Sukagawa City, the Abukuma River and the tributary Shakado River merged, and the area was flooded by heavy rain due to Typhoon # 19.
Of these, in the Nakajuku district, flooding of houses and cars continued, and even on the 13th, there was a place where the depth exceeded 1 meter without drawing water.
Local residents were forced to clean up by shoveling out a large amount of mud that had flowed into houses and roads.
A 45-year-old office worker who lives in the district said, “I was evacuated yesterday night and when I returned home in the morning, there was water up to the height of my shoulders. " According to Sukagawa City, we are currently confirming the inundation damage caused by Typhoon # 19.