Completed drainage work at Abukuma River Inundation was almost eliminated.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the Abukuma River, which flows through Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture, among the rivers managed by the country, completed the drainage work on the morning of the 18th and the inundation was largely eliminated.
The Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, drains water in areas where flooding occurred due to heavy rains associated with Typhoon No. 19 on the Abukuma River flowing through Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture and the Yoshida River flowing through Miyagi Prefecture. I have been working.
As a result, the Abukuma River was inundated with a maximum of approximately 12,600 hectares, but on the morning of the 18th, the work was completed and the inundation was almost eliminated.
On the other hand, in the “Yoshida River” flowing through Miyagi Prefecture, a maximum of about 5700 hectares was flooded, and as a result of drainage work, the flooded area had decreased to about 1200 hectares, about 20% by the 17th.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will continue to dispatch pump cars to expedite drainage work in the Yoshida River, such as Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, where flooding continues.