Investigation of damage by drone on the bank of Tsutsugawa River Saitama Higashimatsuyama October 14 12:43

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In Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture, where the embankment of the Tokugawa River was destroyed and flooded, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism used drone drones to investigate the details of the flooded area.

In the Ikugawa River that flows through Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture, the levee broke down due to the heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 19, and flooded in a wide area, and it was found that a 70-year-old man died from a submerged car. came out.

On the 14th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kanto Regional Development Bureau conducted a survey on the status of the break of the embankment of the Ikugawa River and the surrounding damage using a drone.

Two staff members in charge attached a machine capable of surveying topography to a drone of about 1 meter, and confirmed the detailed situation such as the width and depth of the broken levee, and the flood damage situation.

“We would like to confirm the damage situation and investigate how to proceed with the restoration by investigating the drone in a place where the damage is so large that people can't enter,” said Mr. Masamune Kumaki, General Manager, River Construction Division, Kanto Regional Development Bureau.

In the afternoon of the Kanto Regional Development Bureau, the Koshibe River in Kawagoe City and the Kujuku River in Higashimatsuyama City will also be surveyed.