Tochigi Nasushiobara Shiobara Dam Emergency discharge starts after 9:30 pm on October 12 at 21:53
Tochigi Prefecture started emergency discharge after 9:30 pm due to the rising water level of the Shiobara Dam in Nasushiobara City.
There is a risk that the water level of the Yodo River will rise due to an emergency release, calling attention to the residents of the basin.
Of the municipalities downstream, Otawara City and Nakagawa Town have issued evacuation instructions to residents in the basin.