Fukushima Yasaicho October 14th 23:12
In the village surrounded by the mountains of Yasai Town in Fukushima Prefecture due to the heavy rain of Typhoon No. 19, the only bridge leading to the outside collapsed due to the flooding of the river, leaving 30 residents in isolation.
The isolated villages in the Takachihara district in Uchikawa, Yasai.
This area is surrounded by mountains, and in order to go outside, it is necessary to cross the Kochi River bridge, which is 5 meters wide and 84 meters long, but it collapsed on the 12th.
For this reason, 30 people from eleven households, ranging from 0-year-old babies to the elderly, are isolated.
Depending on the town, electricity and telephone can be used, but the water pipes are not usable because the water pipes were also passed through the bridge.
When propane gas runs out, the gas can no longer be used, and the wells in the village are cloudy due to heavy rain.
Is on the side of the collapse the bridge there is a railway bridge of JR Suigun Line, requested from the fact that not just the prospect of resuming the operation under the influence of the typhoon, the JR East Japan Mito branch office so as to be able to residents walk across the iron bridge in the town However, there is no answer, and it means that it continues to be used in an emergency.
A man in his 30s in a highland village said, “We are in trouble because we can't use the water supply.