125 new people are isolated due to heavy rain in Kumamoto prefecture on the 8th July 21:35 on July 8th
According to Kumamoto Prefecture, villages that have become isolated due to road fragmentation are being resolved, but 125 people are newly isolated in villages in Oguni Town and Minami Oguni Town due to heavy rain before dawn, Kumamoto Prefecture We are in a hurry to secure an access road.
In Kumamoto prefecture, landslides and other isolated villages are one after another, and Kumamoto prefecture, the Self-Defense Force, fire department, etc. are promoting rescue.
According to the summary at 10 am reported at the meeting of the task force held at the prefectural office, rescued from the sky proceeded due to weather recovery on the 8th, and out of 15 isolated villages in Sakamoto Town, Yatsushiro City It means that in 10 villages, the isolated condition has been resolved.
Also, in Kuma village where the flood occurred, the isolated state of two villages was resolved by 8th, and there are no villages in the prefecture whose safety cannot be confirmed.
On the other hand, due to the heavy rain that fell on the dawn of the 8th, a new isolated village was found in Oguni and Minamioguni.
The total number of isolated villages is 125, which is 64 households, including 3 villages in Oguni-machi and 3 villages in Minami-Oguni-machi, but it is possible to confirm their safety by telephone.
There are some villages within the prefecture that can only be reached on foot, and the prefecture has decided to rush to secure an access road.