Firefighters walk around flooded houses and confirm their safety Fukuoka Omuta July 8th 12:42
In Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, where widespread flood damage has been caused by record heavy rainfall, fire fighters are moving around damaged houses to check for injuries to residents.
In the Mikawa district of Omuta City, a large area was flooded with water, and fire departments and police were engaged in rescue activities for residents by boat.
After that, since the water drained, about 20 fire fighters from around the morning of the 8th went around the houses, etc. that were damaged by the flood, and whether there were any injuries to the residents or no one was missing. We are proceeding with confirmations such as.
When there were no residents, I used to put paper at the entrance etc. asking them to contact the fire department when they came home.
In addition, in the morning of the 8th, some residents were being chased to clean up household items.
Ayana Katayama (16), who was working on cleaning up with her parents, said, “It was raining heavily yesterday, and water may come up again, and it was dark at night with a power outage. On the first floor, I was scared because there was water all around my chest."
Around Katayama's house, the water level began to rise gradually from about 3:00 pm on the 6th, and water entered the house from the entrance at about 8:00 pm.
Also, around 8 am on the morning of the 7th, the water had risen to the vicinity of the stairs on the first floor, but after that the water had drained.