77 people sacrificed 5 years after the landslide disaster Local memorial ceremony Hiroshima Asanan Ward August 20 11:53
It is five years in 20 days since the landslide disaster in Hiroshima City where 77 people were sacrificed. In Asanan Ward, Hiroshima City, where the great damage occurred, a ceremony was held in memory of the deceased, and the bereaved family prayed.
In the landslide disaster of Hiroshima City on August 20, 2014, debris flow occurred in 166 locations in the city due to heavy rain, and 77 people were killed, including disaster-related deaths.
On the 20th, five years after the disaster, a memorial ceremony was held in front of the memorial monument at the Umebayashi Elementary School in Asanan-ku, Hiroshima, where approximately 70 people including bereaved families and residents gathered.
First of all, all attendees were silent about the victims of five years ago.
And Mayor Matsui from Hiroshima said, “I want to learn about disaster lessons and build a city where everyone can live safely and safely.”
After this, the attendees handed flowers to the flower stand and prayed quietly.
Ms. Furuko Furuta (67), who came from Nara City to lose her sister in Asanan Ward and participated in the ceremony, said, “I cannot accept that my sister died even after 5 years.”
In addition, Kazuyuki Harada (55), who lost her mother in an adjacent house in Asanan Ward, said, “I feel regretful that my mother could not be helped. .
Reconstruction is progressing in the affected areas following the landslide disaster 5 years ago, and most of the construction work for the sabo dam has been completed. Is a challenge.