Kumamoto Sakamoto-cho, Yatsushiro-shi The central part of the Kumagawa River was devastated and the catastrophic damage occurred on July 9, 17:58.
On the 9th, an NHK interview group entered for the first time in the center of Sakamoto Town, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, which was heavily damaged by the flooding of the Kuma River.
In a village in the center of the district, driftwood and other trees rushed to houses and shops along the river, causing catastrophic damage.
In Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, where the Kuma River flooded due to the heavy rain this time, six people have died and two people have been missing so far.
In the mountainous area of Sakamoto, where the damage was most concentrated, national and prefectural roads were fragmented due to landslides, so the total damage is still unknown.
By the 8th, the temporary construction of the road had been completed, so we were finally able to pass the car, and on the 9th, the NHK news gathering group entered the town center for the first time.
On the way from the downtown area of Yatsushiro City to the area of Sakamoto Town, a large amount of earth and sand that seemed to have flowed from the river were piled up beside the road, and some parts of the road were collapsed.
The Sakamoto Bridge, which is about 120 meters long, was washed away without any traces, leaving only the piers.
In villages scattered around, firemen and others walked along the river to search for missing persons.
In addition, trees and sediment flowed into houses and shops in the villages in the center of the district, causing damage to most of the buildings along the river. It was
In a nearby plaza, Takuyoshi Yamadaira (38), a local producer of jellyfish, was pulling out something he could still use from his car struck by river water.
It was said that Mr. Yamadaira was rescued when he came across a flood of rivers while traveling by car on the morning of the 4th of this month and hurriedly stopped his car and fled to the fire station.
I returned to my hometown for the first time in 5 days on the 9th, but the car was swept away about 100 meters from the place where I stopped, and the jellyfish of the product in the car was also covered with mud.
Mr. Yamadaira just started a production company for jellyfish in December last year, but it means that the river water had flowed into the factory about 2 km upstream and the building was only a skeleton.
Mr. Yamadaira said, “I had a disaster when the business finally got off the ground. The damage to the factory and the district became more desperate than I imagined. I don't know what to do.” It was