One month after heavy rainfall Yamagata Need long-term support for rebuilding lives 4:28, August 28
It takes one month in 28 days from the heavy rain that caused great damage in Yamagata Prefecture due to the flooding of the Mogami River. Long-term support is needed for the reconstruction of victims' lives and prestige.
According to Yamagata Prefecture's summary, the record heavy rain that flooded the Mogami River on the 28th of last month caused about 700 houses to be damaged in 26 municipalities, roads, rivers, agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The amount of damage was about 27.7 billion yen, the largest ever record for storm and flood damage.
All the evacuation shelters opened in the prefecture have been closed, but some homes have not been repaired for a month.
Yamagata Prefecture's core industries, agriculture, forestry and fisheries are seriously damaged, and about 2500 hectares of paddy fields and orchards are flooded with water, and even now, untouched farmland is still covered with mud.
At a sightseeing spot, a long-established hot spring inn in the Sawazawa area of Oe Town is flooded with water, and the pump that draws hot water from the source has broken, so the hot spring is still out.
The day-trip hot spring facility at Hijiori Onsen in Okura Village was also filled with water, which had the effect of temporarily closing the facility temporarily.
A series of heavy rain damages throughout the country, including Yamagata, has been designated as a "severe disaster," and as the country's subsidy rate for restoration work is increased, the activities of the disaster victims will become full-fledged. Long-term support is needed for reconstruction.