5 days of evacuation from a nursery school written in “120 Mayhinan” Kumamoto Kumamura

5 days of evacuation from a nursery school written in “120 Mayhinan” Kumamoto Kumamura July 8 19:20

In Kuma-mura, Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit by a record heavy rain, isolated residents wrote the word "120 Mayhinan" on the garden of the nursery school to inform them of the situation. Then, it became clear how the residents were spending.

In Kuma-mura, Kumamoto, more than eight villages were isolated as of the morning of the 8th due to the heavy rain, and the rain was temporarily stopped on the 8th and it was possible to see in the clear, so the Self-Defense Forces rescued with a helicopter etc. We are in full swing.

Of these, approximately 120 residents were isolated, and at the Kase nursery school where the letters “120 Mayhinan” were written in the garden, the SDF could reach by car because the soil and fallen trees on the road leading to the garden were removed. Was rescued.

According to Mr. Mizuho Iwasaki, who was evacuating, the local people initially evacuated to the meeting place on the 4th of this month when the Kuma River flooded, but it began to flood and escaped to the second floor of the nearby house. Is that

After that, he moved to a nursery school on a hill with the help of a fire brigade, cooked the rice that had been stockpiled, and shared it with him.

Regarding the message of the garden, Iwasaki said, "I wrote it in lime to tell my family that everyone is here, it's okay, because I can't reach them because the radio waves from my cell phone are not communicating." It was.

When the people evacuated boarded the SDF's vehicle, they waved to the remaining people and regretted them.

On the other hand, helicopters were descending one after another to the evacuees at the general sports park in the village, which is the destination.

Mr. Otsuki Minato (87), who was rescued by a helicopter from the Kase district, said, “I couldn't use electricity or water, so I spent five days cooking rice using a gas stove on the table. For the time being, my son's house in Hitoyoshi city. I would like to go to, but I am attached to the village and I hope that the day will come when I will be able to return home."