Chiba September 19, 18:16

Typhoon No. 15 caused a fierce wind in Chiba, and damage was concentrated on the roofs of many houses. The weekend from the 21st is expected to rain again in the prefecture, and in the municipalities where the damage was great, work to put blue sheets on broken roofs is proceeding at a rapid pace.

Of these, in Kamogawa City, Self-Defense Forces who received training in advance at high places were working on the roof.

Yuki Uesugi, 3rd grade Rikuo said, “If it rains, the scaffolding will be worse, so we would like to do it at a rapid pace before it starts to rain while ensuring safety.”

The work of putting blue sheets on these broken roofs is now the most demanded by volunteer centers around the world.

Of the approximately 200 requests received from residents in Kamogawa City, about 150 bluesheets accounted for three-quarters of the total.

However, due to work in high places, specialized skills are necessary and there are not enough players, and only 32 cases can be handled in the city on the afternoon of 19th, and the gymnasium has about 5000 sheets It was piled up without being used.

Masahiro Kawasaki, Director of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Division of the city, said, “We are working on a blue sheet with the cooperation of specialized volunteers and the Self-Defense Forces, but we are still short of human resources.”

Know and use the Blue Sheet

Blue sheets are numbered by type due to the difference in durability. The higher the strength, the larger the number.

When comparing each, the thickness and fineness of the eyes differ greatly.

Applications such as covering materials outside the house are said to be in time with the 1000th level blue sheet, which is not so strong.

However, the blue sheet used for the roofs of damaged houses needs to be strong enough to withstand a certain period of time from the wind and rain.

If 1000 sheets are used as a first aid on the roof, it can leak in just a few days.

Masahiro Kawasaki, Director of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Division of Kamogawa City said, “Since the damage of this typhoon is expected, it will take a long time to recover, so we believe that the 3000 series seats with excellent durability are suitable for the roof. "