Emergency release of Shiroyama Dam Local government calls on SNS October 12th 17:09

As Typhoon No. 19 approaches, Kanagawa Prefecture announced that it is expected to perform an emergency discharge of the Shiroyama Dam in Sagamihara City, and in the Sagami River etc., there is a possibility that the water level will rise suddenly and large-scale flood damage may occur As it is, local governments in the basin are urgently taking measures to evacuate residents.

Of these, Hiratsuka City is calling not only on disaster prevention administrative radio and disaster prevention emails, but also on Twitter's official account “Disaster Prevention Hiratsuka” to promptly evacuate residents along the Sagami River.

When it is dangerous to move to an evacuation center, we are asking for safety at high places in the building.

In addition, for evacuation shelters in areas where flooding is expected, facilities with evacuation sites on the first floor are immediately called for evacuation to the upper floor.