Water overflows in over 15 rivers in Yamagata Prefecture, July 28, 18:53
According to Yamagata Prefecture, as of 5 pm, it was confirmed that at least 15 rivers in the prefecture were flooded with water.
Among these, in Okura Village, it was confirmed that the copper mountain river that flows through Hijiori Onsen is flooded with water such as the paddy fields on the opposite side of the hot spring town, and that the Akamatsu River has also overflowed.
In addition, in the Tsukibu River that flows through Oe Town, water overflows at two locations, near the Ogino Observatory in the upstream and in the Sazawa area downstream, and the surrounding huts are flooded.
In addition, it was confirmed that Murayama City had 6 rivers, Tsuruoka City had 3 rivers, and Sakata City, Yamabe Town, Funagata Town, and Tozawa Village each had 1 river.