Mountain collapse Signal collapsed road is also blocked No rain at that time Fukushima Iwaki August 25 9:08
Late on the night of the 24th, a roadside mountain collapsed on a prefectural road in the city area of Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, which was closed to traffic, for example, and the surroundings were temporarily disturbed by blackouts. Prefectural governments are investigating the cause because it was not raining at the time.
According to the police and the fire department, it was just after 11:00 on the 24th, and a passerby reported that the prefectural road in Kashima-cho, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, known as the “Kashima Kaido” intersection, “the cliff collapses and blocks the road”.
The collapsed earth and sand crushed the traffic lights, which also served as power poles, blocked the road across three lanes, the road was still closed, and the surroundings were temporarily disturbed by a power outage. There were no injuries.
The site is a two-lane highway with commercial facilities, and there is a lot of traffic, but there was no damage that cars could get caught in.
In Iwaki City, it has not been raining for 24 days, and the cause is unknown. A man who lived near the site said, “When I was at home, I heard a loud noise. I didn't expect it to collapse, so I was very scared.”
According to Iwaki City's tourist site, the collapsed mountain has four Buddha statues that are thought to have been carved out during the Kamakura period, and is designated as a cultural asset of the city. There was a fence.
Prefectural governments are proceeding with recovery work and investigating the cause.