Heavy rain damage in Yamagata Prefecture More than 500 houses flooded To assist residents and understand damage 5:38 on July 30
At least 500 houses have been flooded in Yamagata Prefecture due to record heavy rainfall. Prefectures support the affected residents and are working to understand the actual state of the damage.
In Yamagata Prefecture, record heavy rains caused flooding at five locations along the Mogami River, and floodwater overflowed from the embankment at 43 locations across the 40 rivers managed by the prefecture, spreading the damage.
NHK interviewed all 35 local governments in the prefecture and found that the flood damage to homes was at least 500 in 26 municipalities at 5 pm on the 29th.
There were many damages in the Mogami River basin,
with at least 116 buildings in Oishida Town
, about 100 buildings in Murayama City,
and about 50 buildings in Nakayama Town.
In addition, evacuation orders are issued in some areas in both Shinjo City and Kawakita Town.
Many residents have been forced to evacuate because their homes were flooded. At Okura Village, there are 6 evacuation shelters at 6:00 pm on the 29th, and 406 people have evacuated.
According to Yamagata Prefecture, heavy rains caused a woman in her 90s to fall in an attempt to evacuate in Sakata City on the 28th, injuring her leg and injuring her leg.
In addition, the Mazawazawa district of Nishikawa town and the Shirakura district of Asahi town continue to be isolated due to landslides.
In addition to this, 15 hospitals and clinics suffered damage such as inundation and water outage, and three welfare facilities such as the elderly also suffered damage from flooding.
Regarding agriculture, at least eight municipalities have suffered flood damage in cherries, apple fields and paddy fields.
Yamagata Prefecture and local governments are helping residents who were affected by record heavy rain and are working to understand the actual state of damage.