77 people sacrificed Hiroshima 5 years after landslide disaster Population decline in affected areas Lessons learned weathered August 20th 4:10
It is five years in 20 days since the landslide disaster in Hiroshima City where 77 people were sacrificed. In the affected areas, reconstruction is progressing, but the population continues to decline.
In the landslide disaster of Hiroshima City on August 20, 2014, debris flow occurred in 166 locations in the city due to heavy rain, and 77 people were killed, including disaster-related deaths.
In response to the disaster, the country and prefectures are proceeding with construction such as erosion control dams at 99 locations in Hiroshima city, of which 96 locations have been completed and evacuation roads have been constructed.
However, the population of the 10 districts where the victims came out was 15,890 as of the end of July 2014 before the disaster occurred, but as of the end of June, it was 14,718, 1,172, more than 7%. Decreased.
In particular, it decreased by 21% in Yachi 3-chome, Asanan-ku, where the debris flow hit directly.
Many of the affected areas are designated as sediment-related disaster warning areas, and some people moved to fear of disasters.
On the other hand, there is a concern about the weathering of the disaster, and there were many people who did not evacuate in advance due to the heavy rains in West Japan last year.
Hideharu Kajibori, 62, who is the president of self-government in the disaster-affected areas of Asanan Ward, says, “To protect our lives from disasters, we need to use the lessons learned five years ago to help each other while deepening cooperation in the region.” It is.