Wall collapse that covers the base of a residential building on Kobe hill 10 people evacuated May be due to heavy rain 16:05 on July 9th
On the 8th night in Nagata Ward, Kobe City, the concrete wall covering the base of the house on the hill collapsed. Due to the heavy rain, 10 people from 2 households are still evacuating.
At around 9:30 pm on the 8th, the residents reported to the fire department at a house in Nagata-ku, Kobe, saying, "The foundation slope has collapsed and the stairs have broken, and we cannot leave the house."
When fire fighters rushed, a concrete wall about 15 meters high covering the base of a house on a hill collapsed over a width of about 2 meters.
The five residents left behind in the house were rescued by a fire department and no one was injured.
Kobe City said that there is a possibility that the foundation will collapse further, after 11:00 pm on the 9th, evacuation orders were given to 10 people from 2 households living in this residential area, and 6 households from 2 households below the collapsed slope were evacuated. I issued a recommendation.
At the scene, the gas pipe was temporarily damaged, and measures to stop the gas and restore it were taken, so the man in the house who was advised to evacuate said, ``I heard a sound of ``don'' and a car accident or lightning strike. I couldn't see it very well at night, but it smelled of gas. Last night I stayed at a nearby community center."
According to the meteorological observatory, Kobe city experienced extremely heavy rain of 56 mm per hour for up to 1 hour on the 8th, and the city saw that the slope had collapsed due to heavy rain, so the evacuation instruction was continued and the cause was investigated. I am.