On the 28th, police said about 20 places related to the real estate company that created the embankment that was the starting point of the collapse and the current landowner over the large-scale debris flow that occurred in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture in July. I searched.

The police are planning to continue the search on the 29th, and will proceed with the investigation as to whether they were aware of the danger of collapse by hearing the circumstances from the people concerned.

On July 3, a large-scale debris flow occurred in the Izusan district of Atami City, and a large amount of earth and sand rushed into the residential area with a tremendous force, killing 26 people and still missing one. I am.



On the 28th, police searched for related parties such as a company in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, on the suspicion that the real estate company that created the embankment that was the starting point of the collapse failed to take measures to prevent the collapse.



We also searched for the current owners of the land, including the embankment.



According to the investigators, the search on the 28th was conducted in about 20 places such as Kanagawa, Tokyo, Atami City, and Nagoya City, and the materials related to the embankment construction work were seized.



The police have a policy of continuing to search for related parties on the 29th, and did they recognize the danger of collapse by asking the representative of the real estate company and the current landowner about the situation and analyzing the seized materials in detail? I am planning to proceed with the investigation.

The creation company and the agent of the current owner

Regarding this forced investigation, a lawyer acting as an agent for the real estate company that created the embankment told NHK that "I heard from the police that they are searching for a house. I would like to take necessary measures." increase.



Hiroyuki Kawai, a lawyer representing the current owner of the land where the embankment was created, said, "We will fully cooperate with the investigation, but the current owner did not know that the embankment was dangerous. There was a talk from the side saying "I want you to keep it out of touch," so I haven't done any construction work. "