Typhoon damage To transport goods by drone to an isolated area Tokyo Okutamacho October 25, 19:09

Typhoon No. 19 affected Tokyo's Okutama town's Hibara district road, and approximately 100 residents were isolated, helping Tokyo deliver supplies such as daily necessities using a drone this month. It was decided to do.

In the Hibara area of ​​Okutama-cho, Tokyo, the metropolitan road collapsed due to the influence of typhoon No. 19, and about 50 households were isolated from 100 people. .

To this end, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government decided to support the transportation of daily necessities such as toothbrushes and health supplements to the Nihara area using a drone in cooperation with a private company on the 28th of this month.

What you can carry at one time is that you plan about 3 round trips up to 2km.

Governor Koike said at the press conference on the 25th, “I would like to make use of cutting-edge technology to respond more quickly to disasters.”

On the other hand, in the Okuno area of ​​Hinode-cho, where the road along the river collapses due to the influence of Typhoon No. 19 and cannot be reached by car, construction of the temporary road has already started, and next month, I showed the prospect that the traffic of one lane will be possible.