River where the levee broke down Flooded area and the situation of drainage (15th evening) October 15th 19:07

The inundation area and drainage status of the river where the embankment broke down, compiled by the MLIT by the evening of the 15th.

950ha in the Hobo district of Chikumagawa

The inundation area around the Chikuma River managed by the country was found to cover approximately 950 hectares around the Hoho area of ​​Nagano City.

Inundated in the area about 5 kilometers north and south along the river, such as Nagano City Hoho, where houses spread, and the Nagano Shinkansen Vehicle Center where the vehicles of the Hokuriku Shinkansen were immersed in water, mainly in locations where the embankment broke down Was spreading.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism put out 20 pump cars to the site, and the drainage work was done, and inundation was eliminated in 80% of the total area as of noon on the 15th.

Rivers managed by the country of destruction in Kanto

In the Kanto region, the inundation area extends to over 4000 hectares around the Koshibe River, the Tokugawa River, the Kuji River, and the Naka River managed by the country.

Currently, dozens of pump cars are draining, and by the morning of the 15th, inundation has been almost eliminated in about half of the area.

Tohoku rivers

In addition, in the Tohoku region, the Abukuma River, Yoshida River, and other levees broke down, causing massive inundation damage. However, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the inundation area is wide and the detailed area is still unknown. It is not.