Typhoon No. 19 After rain stops Rescue requests one after another Effects of upstream rain Ibaraki November 26, 12:58
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In Mito city, where the river was flooded by Typhoon No. 19 last month, it was clear from the communication log of fire fighting that NHK got that the request for rescue from the residents was after the rain stopped and more than 7 hours passed. became. Since then, 170 people who have escaped by helicopters and boats have been rescued, and the challenge of evacuation has been highlighted.
According to the communication records of the Mito City Fire Department, 83 rescue requests were received from Mito City and the neighboring Shiro Town from the 12th to the next day when Typhoon 19 approached.
The rain in Mito City stopped after 0:30 am on the 13th, but the first report about flooding on the road in the city was after 3:00 am.
In addition, the Mito Kita Smart Interchange on the Joban Expressway was submerged, and the first request for rescue in Iitomi-cho, Mito, where a wide area was flooded, was over 7:30 am after more than 7 hours had passed since the rain stopped. Then, around noon, there were a series of more than 10 rescue requests along with the neighboring Iwane-cho, Mito city.
Since then, in Mito city, 170 people have been rescued by helicopters and boats due to delays in escape, and the problem of evacuation against flood damage caused by rain in the upstream has been highlighted.
Firefighting "Inundation due to rain time difference in the upstream"
Katsuji Sakuma, firefighting and rescue section of the Mito City Fire Department, recalled the situation at the time, saying that “there were many requests for rescue and we had a hard time deciding which case to prioritize.”
On top of that, in Mito City, which is located downstream of the river, there is a case where even if it is not raining, the river overflows after several hours due to the rain that fell upstream. Until the evacuation order is canceled I want you not to go home or see the river. "