Nagano Prefecture Chikuma River broke down. Large-scale inundation over a wide area October 13th 11:45
Due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 19, the Chikuma River flowing through Nagano Prefecture broke down. In addition, flooding has occurred in many places, and inundation damage has occurred in a wide range of basins such as Nagano City and Chikuma City.
According to the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, we confirmed that the collapse of the Chikuma River embankment in Hoho, Nagano city, was confirmed by drone from the sky, and it was found that it broke for about 70 meters.
In addition, in Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture, ▼ Ueda City Kokubu, ▼ Chikuma City Amemiya, ▼ Suzaka City Kitainoshinojima, ▼ Obuse-cho Iida, Sannoshima, ▼ Nagano City Shinonoi Yokota, Shinonoi Komori, Hoho, ▼ Nakano City In Tategahana, Kuribayashi, water overflowed over the embankment and flooded.
The country and the Nagano Regional Meteorological Observatory are calling on these areas for maximum alert by announcing flood occurrence information, which is the highest level among the five levels of alert.
In the images taken by NHK from a helicopter, we can see that flood damage has occurred in a wide area of the Chikuma River basin, and many houses are in contact with water in various places.
According to Nagano City, multiple information was received when the house was flooded up to the second floor of the house, and the Self-Defense Forces helicopters were rescued by residents who were left behind, calling for the best action to protect their lives. The
According to Tomi City, Nagano Prefecture, at around 6:00 am on the 13th, the overpass that runs along the Chikuma River in the main Unno in the city and the city road connected to it collapsed from the foundation due to the river bank collapsed due to the increase in the river.
In the video taken by NHK from the helicopter, the riverbank seems to have been greatly beaten, and the road has been broken greatly.
In Tomi City, this road has been closed from 6pm on the 12th due to the river increase, and no one has been injured by the collapse. According to the city, there is no prospect of recovery.