Typhoon 19 Nikko Jumbo plane crash site “Osutaka no Ridge” also damaged November 14 17:00
Under the influence of Typhoon No.19, the crash site of the Nikko jumbo aircraft in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, "Osutaka no Ridge", revealed the actual situation of the damage that the mountain trails collapsed and the gravestones were washed away in many places It was.
In 1985, Japan Airlines' jumbo plane crashed and 520 people were sacrificed at the “Osutaka Ridge” in Ueno Village.
NHK's news gathering team walked into the site on the 14th, while the roads leading to the mountain trails were depressed at approximately 10 places, and the situation where cars could not pass.
Among them, the slope has collapsed over about 50 meters in height and 20 meters in width at the trailhead, and the earth and sand that has flowed out has piled up to a height of more than 1 meter, and the trailway guide plate is not visible.
Also, in places where many tombstones were lined up along the swamp, about 30 tombstones and tombstones were washed away due to the water increase, and metal bars that were standing as places to find the relics were also washed away I am swaying in the earth and sand.
In addition, the mountain trail collapsed, leaving only handrails, and some of the iron bridges fell, and the road was interrupted at several places.
Mr. Kanichi Kurosawa (76), who manages the “Ohashitaka Ridge” under the commission of the village, has a staircase and other places along the mountain trail so that the bereaved family can safely climb the memorial. We have installed and maintained handrails.
Mr. Kurosawa said, “I think that about one third of the ridge was damaged. The damage was so large that no words could come out.” He went around looking for a gravestone that had been washed away by a typhoon. I was checking the situation.
Mr. Kurosawa said that after the typhoon, there were many worried family members who were worried about the damage. “Tearing just thinking about what the survivors would feel would make a tear. I would like to restore the day soon so that the survivors can visit. "
The “Osutaka Ridge” will be closed on the 14th in preparation for the winter, and full-scale restoration work is scheduled to be completed after snowmelt.
Ueno Village wants to complete the restoration work so that the bereaved family can climb the memorial by August 12, next year, 35 years after the accident.