Return to Kuma Village, "Miracle Sign" Crossed the sea by heavy rain and found in Tsushima November 2, 19:07
The signboard of the fire brigade found on the coast of Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, about 300 km away, was returned to the village fire brigade on the 2nd after being washed away from Kuma Village in Kumamoto Prefecture due to heavy rain in July. ..
This signboard is a wooden sign with a length of about 150 cm and a width of about 40 cm, which says "Kuma Village Fire Brigade No. 4 Branch Station", and was washed away with the building of the station due to the flooding of the Kuma River.
After that, it was discovered about three months later on the coast of Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, about 300 kilometers in a straight line across the sea, so it is said to be a "miracle sign" by locals.
On the 2nd, the leaders of the Tsushima City Fire Brigade visited the Kuma Village Office and handed signs to the people of the Kuma Village Fire Brigade.
The signboard has some damage such as paint peeling, but the letters can be identified, and the Kuma Village fire brigade will save it as a lesson for the disaster.
In addition, the fire brigade in Tsushima City will also give a cypress board from Tsushima, which is about the same size as the signboard that was washed away, and will be used as a signboard when a new stuffing station is built.
Mr. Toshikazu Yasuda of the Tsushima City Fire Department said, "I thought that what was discovered in Tsushima was a miracle, and I wanted to deliver it with my own hands. I would like to take this opportunity to deepen exchanges between the fire departments." I was talking.
Michio Matsuno, the leader of the Kuma Village Fire Department, said, "I didn't expect to be found in Tsushima, but I'm happy to be back. I want to do my best for reconstruction."