According to Kumamoto Prefecture, Sumiko Sakamoto (78), who lives in Makino, Yamato-cho, where it rained heavily on the morning of the 17th, said, "I'm going to see the fields," and said she wouldn't come back by car. That is.
Mr. Sakamoto's house is near the Chitaki River, which temporarily exceeded the flood risk level on the morning of the 17th, and police and fire departments who received a report from his family around 8 am are searching the area.