Chiba prefecture power outage including “hidden power outage” continues over 700 units on September 25 at 17:30
Due to a large-scale power outage in Chiba Prefecture caused by Typhoon No. 15, TEPCO announced that the number of power outages was zero on the homepage on the night of the 24th, but it was difficult to recover due to a large fallen tree. It is said that the power outage continues in about 120 houses at the time. Apart from this, even if the construction of the high-voltage line is completed, the low-voltage line and the lead-in line to the house are damaged, and there are about 600 power outages.
“Hidden blackout” residents await recovery as soon as possible
TEPCO announced on the homepage on the night of the 24th that the number of power outages in Chiba Prefecture has gone to zero, but in some areas there are still houses with power outages, and residents are waiting for an immediate recovery.
In the Ichihara area in the mountainous area of Kōnan-cho, several power poles remain in a collapsed state, and power outages continue in some houses.
Motoki Tachikawa (75) also has a house in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and usually has been traveling between two houses every other week.
The day when Typhoon No. 15 passed was just in the house of Konancho, the roof plate was partially broken, electricity and water supply could not be used, and moved to the house of Yokosuka.
On the 25th, Mr. Tachikawa came to Konancho and confirmed the status of the house. As a result, the water supply was restored, but the power outage continued, and the lighting, refrigerator, and TV were not available.
Mr. Tachikawa said, “I thought that it would take time to restore electricity without rebuilding the utility pole, so I thought it would take time to recover, but there was also an announcement from TEPCO that the power outage was zero, and the situation was good. I don't know. I want you to recover as soon as possible. "
“Hidden blackout” Self-Defense Forces entered the field and investigated
In Chiba Prefecture, where a large-scale blackout caused by Typhoon No. 15 occurred, the blackout was resolved in most areas by 24th, but there were some households that had not been restored due to damage to the lead-in lines to their houses. The Self-Defense Forces requested by the electric power is investigating whether there is an area where electricity cannot be applied due to an abnormal electric wire.
According to TEPCO, the construction of the high-voltage line was almost completed for the power outage in Chiba, and the number of power outages in Chiba was zero on the 24th night according to the power outage information posted on TEPCO's website.
However, there are places where power failure continues in places where work is difficult due to large fallen trees, road collapses, landslides, etc., and homes where the low-voltage line and the lead-in line to the house are damaged. Asks us to investigate if there are any abnormalities in the wires.
On the 25th, the Ground Self-Defense Force Narashino garrison visited the suburbs and mountainous areas of Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture, and inspected whether there were any abnormalities in the low-voltage lines and lead-in lines.
The members are divided into about 20 groups of 2 people, and based on the map shown by TEPCO, they take pictures of the fallen trees on the wires and write down the pole numbers. Was advancing.
“The Hidden Self-Defense Forces Narashino camp,” said Mr. Nakamichi, the head of the public relations office. I want to do my best to get back to life. "