Saitama Iruma River basin reaches flood risk level October 12 18:31
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Japan Meteorological Agency, the Iruma River that flows through Kawagoe City, etc., reached the “flooding dangerous water level” at the observation station in Kawagoe City, which is the standard for local governments to give evacuation recommendations around 5 pm on the 12th.
In addition, the Korai River in the Iruma River basin reached the “flooding dangerous water level” in Sakado city at around 5:00 pm on the 12th.
For the time being, the “Ikugawa River” is expected to continue to exceed the “Dangerous Flood Water Level”.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Japan Meteorological Agency have issued “inundation risk information” and are calling for caution over a wide area of the basin as there is a risk of bank breakage.