People evacuated due to heavy rain last year Visiting the grave at their hometown Okayama Kurashiki August 13 12:30
At the temple in Maki-cho, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama Prefecture, which was devastated by last year's heavy rains in western Japan, the people who are forced to evacuate outside the town return to their hometown and visit the grave. It was seen.
Genfukuji, located in the riverside area of Kurobi-shi, Kurashiki, has been repaired just over a year after the heavy rain due to the heavy rain of July last year and the impact of the construction labor shortage.
On the other hand, some 300 tombs have collapsed due to heavy rain, but most have returned to their original form.
On the 13th, people who were forced to evacuate in the so-called “deemed temporary housing” outside the town visited one after another, and after giving flowers to the graves, they gathered together quietly.
A 37-year-old woman in Kasaoka City said the rainstorm caused the first floor of his family's home to be submerged. “Last year's Bon Festival could not come to visit the grave. I was relieved. "
A 72-year-old man who said his home was completely destroyed "Rebuilt the house last year, but most of the people in the neighborhood are still unable to return to their homes. The reconstruction is still halfway, but the family can stay healthy. I asked you to do so. "