5 years after the 77-year-old landslide disaster Memorial ceremony in the disaster area Hiroshima August 18 13:32
A memorial ceremony was held with bereaved families in the affected area before five years from the landslide disaster in Hiroshima City where 77 people were killed.
In the landslide disaster in Hiroshima City that occurred on August 20, 2014, debris flow and landslides occurred in 166 locations in the city due to torrential rain, and 77 people died including disaster-related deaths.
On the 18th, a memorial ceremony was held in front of the memorial monument near the prefectural Midorigaoka house in Yagi, Asanan-ku, Hiroshima, where about 70 people, including bereaved families and related persons, attended.
At the ceremony, the bereaved representative Isamu Kawachi said, “We lost 25 neighbors in this area due to a landslide disaster five years ago. To prevent us from being victims of disasters, It is necessary for the local residents to cooperate and make efforts for safety and security together, ”he said.
And the bereaved family and others were praying with flowers in front of the monument.
A 79-year-old woman who suffered from her home said, “It ’s hard to remember just because someone who was close to you died.”
In Hiroshima Prefecture, 138 people were killed due to delays in west Japan heavy rain last July, and the issue is how to save lives in the event of a disaster.