"It is difficult to control flooding and inundation" at Tohoku University expert report meeting on October 16 at 5:19
Experts who investigated the flooding situation of rivers in Miyagi Prefecture due to Typhoon No. 19 held a briefing session and analyzed the typhoon this time, saying “rainfall was tremendous and it was difficult to suppress flooding and inundation”, while evacuating We pointed out that the number of people who evacuated to the place remained at 10% to 20%.
The report was made by 11 experts from Tohoku University International Research Institute for Disaster Science.
By the 15th, 11 people surveyed the damage situation at three flooding sites in rivers such as Marumori Town and Ogo Town in Miyagi Prefecture and reported the results.
At the debriefing session, the general view of this typhoon was expressed as follows: "When analyzing the rainfall, it was a tremendous amount of rain and it was difficult to prevent flooding and inundation even if prepared in advance." It was.
In addition, as future issues, the number of people who have evacuated to shelters in spite of prior calls remains at about 10% to 20% of the total, places where rescue is needed are scattered, and it takes time. He mentioned that it takes time to understand the overall situation because there are few officials at the government office.
Fumihiko Imamura, Director of Tohoku University International Research Institute for Disaster Science, said, “There is an indication that typhoons of this scale will increase in the future. It is also necessary to consider how disaster prevention should be.” .