Tokyo Okutama Town Water outage almost throughout the area Continued support 17 October at 17:44
In Okutama Town, Tokyo, water pipes were damaged by Typhoon No.19, and water was cut off almost throughout the town, and support for water supply and the establishment of bathing facilities continues.
In Tokyo, Okutama Town, due to the impact of Typhoon No.19, Route 204 collapsed, and the water pipe that draws water from the river into the water purification plant was damaged.
On the 17th, water tankers dispatched by the Metropolitan Waterworks Bureau visited one after another with a plastic tank and brought back water.
A woman in her 80s said, “I want you to recover as soon as possible. You can't live without water.” In addition, a man in his 60s living with an elderly mother uses a tank with a faucet for cooking in the kitchen while flushing the toilet with water stored in a bucket.
The man said, “I can't use the water for daily life and I am very in trouble.
Meanwhile, the Ground Self-Defense Force established a temporary bathing facility at Furusato Elementary School in the town from 17th. It is available from 5pm to 10pm.
In addition, in the town, the bathing facility “Moeginoyu” operated by the third sector is open to the townspeople free of charge from 3 pm to 8 pm, calling for use.
The city wants to lay a temporary water pipe by the 19th and then send water to each household as soon as possible.