Fukuoka Kurume Widespread flood damage in the city 8:50 on July 8
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In Kurume City, which suffers the most housing damage in Fukuoka Prefecture, a large area of residential areas and fields are flooded, mainly on the coast of the Chikugo River.
According to the disaster response headquarters of the prefecture, as of 6:00 am on the 8th, 593 cases of housing damage were reported in the prefecture, 90% of which was Kurume city.
A video taken by NHK from around the sky at Kurume City around 7:30 am on the 8th shows that a wide range of residential areas and fields along the Chikugo River are flooded.
Of these, at the rehabilitation facility in Kijima-cho, Kurume City, which is located on the coast of the Chikugo River, the first floor of the building and the surrounding roads were all flooded.
In addition to this, a wide range of fields and agricultural houses are also flooded with water, and it is believed that they have been damaged.