Reconstruction after heavy rain in Kumamoto Judgment based on public opinion and objective data including dam construction 17:11 on August 30

An expert meeting was held to discuss the direction of recovery from the heavy rain in July when 65 people died and more than 3,000 houses were completely destroyed in Kumamoto prefecture. There was an opinion that judgment should be made based on public opinion and objective data.

The meeting was held at the call of Governor Kabamoto of Kumamoto Prefecture, and was attended by seven chairpersons of Hyogo Prefectural University, Mr. Makoto Izuhata, who was the same chairman as the expert conference that examined the reconstruction of the Kumamoto earthquake four years ago.

In this, the direction of recovery from the heavy rain disaster was discussed, and about concrete measures for flood control in the future, "I should make a decision by applying to the current local people's will including the Kawabegawa Dam whose plan was blanked 12 years ago. It is said that, "The consensus should be formed based on the objective data which verified the heavy rain this time."

Also, as with the Kumamoto earthquake, we agreed that reconstruction should aim for "creative reconstruction" with a sense of speed. Kumamoto Prefecture, our policy is to develop a "recovery and reconstruction plan" is also in prospect in November Based on this opinion.