Risk of large-scale landslide again Some residents evacuated Nagano City October 29, 16:12

Nagano City issued evacuation preparation information on the 28th, saying that a large-scale landslide may occur again in the mountainous area of ​​the city where landslides collapsed near houses etc. due to Typhoon No. 19, and residents evacuated Hurry up.

In Kazukura Ichikurata in the Hirosaki area of ​​Shinshu Shinmachi, Nagano City, the two slopes under the city road and houses collapsed from about 25 to 30 meters due to the heavy rain caused by Typhoon # 19.

A survey by experts from the Kanto Agricultural Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the 28th revealed that the landslide has not collapsed and the groundwater eruption continues, and the city may again experience a large-scale landslide As a result, information on preparations for evacuation was sent to five people in two households.

In response to this, on the 29th, residents carried out blankets and rushed to evacuate.

Tatsuko Kobayashi (54), who had come to help her relatives evacuate, said, “The family fell off their shoulders when this was the first time. Because my father is old, I have a hard time evacuating. "

In the future, the prefecture will proceed with measures to prevent landslides by drilling holes in the slopes to drain groundwater.