Landslide at 3 national highways to Nagano Kamikochi 11:37 on July 8
Landslides occurred at three locations in Nagano Prefecture on the national highway that headed to Kamikochi, a tourist destination due to heavy rain. This national highway has been closed to traffic on the Gifu prefecture side since the 7th, so traffic cannot be passed between Kamikochi and its surroundings.
According to the Matsumoto Construction Office in Nagano Prefecture, landslides have occurred at three locations on the National Route 158 from Matsumoto City to Kamikochi from the early morning of the 8th.
Among them, the photo taken by the construction office near the intersection in Matsumoto city after 4:00 am on the 8th shows that the road is blocked by a large amount of earth and sand.
It means that the construction office is working on the removal of soil.
National Route 158 is a section heading to Kamikochi from each of the Nagano prefecture side and the Gifu prefecture side, and it has been closed due to rainfall restrictions from 7th, making it impossible to come and go between Kamikochi and its surroundings. I am.
According to Matsumoto City and prefectures, as of 9 am on the 8th, there are 215 people, including guests and employees, in the five lodging facilities in Kamikochi, but there is a stockpile of food etc. is.