In response to the water column, which is considered to be hot spring water that was gushing out in Oshamambe, Hokkaido, stopped on the 26th of this month, the town installed a lid on the hole that was gushing out.

In Oshamambe Town, the water column, which is considered to be hot spring water, has been blowing up to about 30 meters since the 8th of last month. Confirmed.



In response to this, the town commissioned a contractor to conduct an investigation, and as a result, it was found that the water appeared to have come out of a pipe with a diameter of about 5 cm. The we.



The lid is made of iron and has a valve so that gas can escape, and if water comes out again, the amount of spray can be adjusted.



Hiroya Nakazato, Manager of the Oshamambe Town Water Gas Division, said, "I'm glad that the water has stopped, but I don't know when it will blow up again, so I'm going to increase the number of patrols in the future."



On the other hand, a company in Kyoto is proceeding with construction to cover the hole with a wall in case the water column blows up again at the site and causes noise, and it is scheduled to be completed on the 30th.

Resident "I can now sleep well"

It's been three days since the water column that was blowing up in Oshamambe Town, Hokkaido, stopped, and residents said, "I can now sleep well."



A man in his 40s who lives nearby said, "I'm glad the water column stopped. Yesterday I was able to sleep for about 8 hours."



A man in his 80s who lives nearby said, "I'm happy that the water column has stopped, but I feel sad that the number of people has decreased. However, the power of the gas was blowing up, so I'm afraid it will blow up again. I'm worried,' he said.