Kumamoto Record heavy rain 1 person dead 17 persons Cardiopulmonary arrest 1 person Weight 7 persons Missing July 5 5:11

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In Kumamoto Prefecture, where record floods have caused river floods and landslides one after another, one person has died, 17 are in cardiopulmonary arrest, 1 is in critical condition, and 7 are missing. At the elderly facility in Kuma Village, where 14 of these are in cardiopulmonary arrest, rescue of left-behind elderly is being carried out all night.

Record heavy rains flooded 11 locations on two rivers, including the Kuma River, in Kumamoto Prefecture, and the embankment of the Kuma River collapsed in Hitoyoshi City, resulting in widespread flooding.

In addition, the damage of landslides occurred one after another in various locations such as Ashikita and Tsunaki.

According to Kumamoto Prefecture, a woman in her 80s died in Ashikita-cho, 14 people had cardiopulmonary arrest at an elderly facility in Kuma-mura, 2 people had cardiopulmonary arrest in Ashikita-cho, 1 had a serious condition, and 1 in Tsunagi-machi. In addition to cardiopulmonary arrest, four people are missing in Ashikita, two in Tsunaki, and one in Hitoyoshi.

Of these, at Senjuen, a special elderly nursing home in the Wata district of Kuma Village, the river overflows and fills the water, leaving about 50 elderly people such as residents and staff at the facility. A person has cardiopulmonary arrest.

According to the prefecture, some of the left-behind elderly are in poor physical condition, so the Self-Defense Forces are working all night to rescue the elderly, and as soon as they are rescued, they are sequentially transported to the hospital. It means that

In addition, in the Tagawa area of ​​Ashikita-cho, where multiple houses were damaged by a large-scale landslide, two had cardiopulmonary arrest, and one was missing, the search for missing persons is carried out all night. I will.

In addition, in Sagara village, as of the afternoon of the 4th, roads were fragmented and in about 20 districts became isolated.Kumamoto requested the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces and resolved the isolation as soon as possible. I want to aim.

The people who were rescued at "Senjuen"...

Near the special elderly nursing home "Senjuen" in Kuma Village, Kumamoto Prefecture, where 14 people had cardiopulmonary arrest due to overflowing river water, the road leading to the facility was flooded and fire and the Self-Defense Forces used boats. One after another rescued those who were left behind.

The rescued people seemed tired, no words, and were riding in the cars, holding the members.

91-year-old Masatsumi Tsutsumi, who was rescued, said that he was using the facility as a couple in a short stay from the 3rd, "I was grateful for the rescue, I was really scared."

My son Shunsuke, who was picking me up, said, "I was worried because I could not contact the facility and I did not understand the situation at all."

According to a Self-Defense Forces member who was rescued, "more than 30 people are still left behind in the facility. I want to rescue everyone tonight."