Saitama Chichibu Futase Dam 10 pm emergency release from October 12 21:54
The Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the Arakawa Futase Dam in Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture will begin emergency discharge from 10:00 pm as the water level of the dam is rising due to the heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 19. .
This was revealed at a press conference held in Omiya Ward, Saitama City by the Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism jointly with the meteorological observatory from 9pm.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism calls for warning of inundation of low land in Chichibu City, Nagatoro Town, and Minano Town on the downstream side of the Futase Dam.