87 people in a care house in the flooded area of Saitama Kawagoe Firefighters rescued on October 14 at 14:47
A new request for rescue was made on the 14th from a care house in the flooded area of Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, and firefighters are conducting rescue activities using boats.
The Shimokosaka area in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture is flooded in a wide area due to the flooding of the nearby Koshibe River.
After 10:00 am on the 14th, there was a request for rescue from the care house “Lord of the Lord” in this area through the city.
According to Kawagoe City and firefighting, there were 87 users and staff in this facility, but the facility side decided to stay because the building was not submerged and there was food etc. as of 13th. It means that.
However, even on the 14th, it was decided that a request for rescue was made as a result of discussions with the city as the situation could worsen due to the lack of water and rain. Firefighters use boats to help those who remain in the facility.
The facility is located next to Kawagoe King's Garden, a special nursing home for the elderly, where 124 elderly people and staff were rescued.