NHK News Sendai | Inundation of the Old Yodo River Captured by 149 Photos from Time to Time

Inundation of the old Yodo River captured by 149 photos from time to time Sendai Oct. 18 17:08

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In this typhoon No. 19, flooding occurred in Sendai city on the old Yodo River flowing through Taebaek-ku. NHK has obtained 149 photographs that capture every moment of the river flooding and flooding. It can be seen that flooding occurred about two and a half hours after the river reached the flood risk level. The old Yodo River flowing through Taihaku-ku, Sendai City was flooded by heavy rain caused by typhoon No. 19, and the surrounding houses were damaged by water in a wide area, but the flooding time is unknown.

NHK has obtained 149 photos taken by Miyagi Prefecture at the observation station Kitamebashi since 1:00 pm on the 12th of this month.

<< 1:30 pm shot >>
The photograph shows the grass at the bottom of the river.

<8:30 pm>
Gradually the water level increases and the grass disappears completely.

《9:50 pm》
The flood level is reached, and then the water level increases.

《11:53 pm》
The revetment will be completely invisible.

<< 0:18 am on the 13th >>
About two and a half hours after reaching the inundation risk level, the river was flooded and water was flowing over the bridge and the surrounding roads.

The camera then broke down, but viewers were shooting the surroundings.

<< After 1:50 am on the 13th >>
In the photo of Kitame Bridge, you can see that the entire area around the river is flooded with a wide range of water.

<< After 4am on the 13th >> * Photo taken by another viewer.
You can see that the warehouse is in water up to the window on the first floor.

On the 18th, NHK interviewed near Kitame Bridge, and there was a house where wood fragments and grass were entangled in the upper part of the plantation, which is about 1 centimeter high and 70 centimeters high. (78) said, “There have been several floods of the old Yodogawa river that have flooded the house around the house, but I have never experienced the increase in water so far. I feel that I have no choice but to do my best. "