Meteorological observatory surveyed on coastal area of Yokohama city damaged by typhoon September 13 19:24
In the coastal area of Yokohama, which was heavily damaged by Typhoon No. 15, the JMA team went around the damaged ports and investigated the actual conditions.
In Yokohama City, due to the impact of Typhoon No. 15, more than 10 revetments have collapsed in industrial parks in Kanazawa Ward, and 400 companies seem to be inundated. Is out.
On the 13th, five staff members from the Yokohama Regional Meteorological Observatory, etc. were dispatched to the site as the Meteorological Agency's maneuver investigation team for investigation.
Of these, the bridge heading to Minamihonmaki Pier in Naka-ku, Yokohama, where the struck cargo ship crashed, had damaged roads and sidewalls for approximately 130 meters, and employees took pictures and the height of the nearby breakwater We checked and were investigating.
According to the meteorological observatory, when the typhoon passed, it seems that the waves over the 4-meter-high breakwater were swooping at Minamihonmaki Pier, and there was a possibility that the cargo ship was swept away by the strong wind and high waves and collided with the bridge That is.
Investigator Hideyuki Nakane, Yokohama Regional Meteorological Observatory, said, “In the case of Typhoon No. 15, it was thought that wind damage was more prominent than rain because it passed near the Miura Peninsula near the center. It was a disaster situation more than I had imagined. "
The Meteorological Observatory wants to summarize the results of this survey and use it for future measures with cities and prefectures.