The heavy rains in western Japan four years ago killed 33 people in Ehime prefecture, including disaster-related deaths.
On July 7, when the damage was concentrated, we mourned the victims by setting up a flower stand in the disaster area in the prefecture.
Flower stand at Ozu City Hall
Of these, in Ozu City, a silent prayer was called for on the disaster prevention radio at 9:30 am on the 7th, and prayers were offered to the victims.
In the city, heavy rains in western Japan caused a series of landslides, and the Hijikawa River that flows through the city flooded, killing five people, including disaster-related deaths, and one is still missing.
A flower stand was set up at the city hall, and more than 30 people, including city staff and firefighting office staff who were at the forefront of responding to disasters, gathered.
Then, after Mayor Takahisa Ninomiya said, "I want to pass on the memories and lessons of heavy rain to posterity and prepare for a large-scale disaster," I turned the flowers to the flower stand.
City officials then turned to white chrysanthemums to commemorate the victims.
Mayor Takahisa Ninomiya said, "I have decided again to promote disaster-resistant town development. I want to be able to accurately convey disaster information to local people in order to prepare for frequent disasters."
The flower stand will be open until 3:00 pm on the 7th.
In Seiyo City, a memorial service was held at the bridge over the flooded Hijikawa River.
In Seiyo City, Ehime Prefecture, where six people died due to heavy rains in western Japan, including disaster-related deaths, bereaved families and residents gathered on the bridge over the Hijikawa River, which was flooded after the emergency release of the dam on July 7, four years ago. , In memory of the victims.
Four years ago, on July 7, landslides occurred in various parts of Seiyo City, and after the emergency discharge of a dam upstream of the Hijikawa River that flows through the city, the river overflowed and a wide area was inundated. , 6 people died, including disaster-related deaths.
On the 7th, a memorial service was held by volunteers of the residents at Mishima Bridge over the Hijikawa River in Nomura Town, where the damage was concentrated.
Approximately 20 people attended, and after a bereaved woman shed a white chrysanthemum flower into the river, she put her hands together and silently prayed in memory of the victims.
Kiyo Tsubakimoto, who lost his parents, said, "It's been four years for me, and when I see the gently flowing Hijikawa, I think my parents are still alive and looking at the river. Similar flood damage. I want to seek measures that will not happen, "he said with tears in his eyes.
Bereaved families and victims have filed class proceedings in Seiyo City and Ozu City in the country and basin that manage the dam over the emergency release of the dam.
On the 7th, the bereaved families who filed the complaint visited the Hijikawa Dam Integrated Management Office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Seiyo City and handed over a request to ask about the need for a new discharge gate currently planned at the dam. ..
The management office will confirm and consider the contents of the request form.