Water storage rate at Wasakeura Dam was 60% as of midnight on the 8th, which is lower than 81.9% in normal years. Council formed by national government and the four prefectures of Shikoku will implement the first round of water intake restrictions starting from 9 a.m.
on 8th. Water intake restrictions have been in place since April last year. Kagawa Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture are calling on households to cooperate in saving water to the extent that they can.