Due to the heavy rain that continues to fall, the river water in Shirakawa Town, Gifu Prefecture, seems to be overflowing and flowing into the surrounding houses, so the town is calling for evacuation and will proceed to confirm the damage after it becomes bright.
According to Shirakawa Town, Gifu Prefecture, on the 14th, the Shirakawa River flowing through the town was flooded, and around 9 pm, it was confirmed that the river water was overflowing in the Kawamata area where government offices and houses were lined up.
A photo taken by town officials from the government office to the direction of the river around 11:00 pm on the 14th shows that the river is overflowing and the parking lot of the government office along the river is completely submerged.
In addition, in the video taken by the residents living near the government office around 11:00 pm, you can see that the water overflowing from the Shirakawa flowing in the back of the screen is approaching the house.
The woman who took the picture said, "The water has been flooding and pulling repeatedly since the evening, and some of the houses have been filled with water. It is worse than the heavy rain last July." ..
The town has issued evacuation orders to 2911 people from 1234 households, including the Kawamata area, calling for evacuation to a safe place, and will proceed with confirmation of damage after it becomes bright.
This area is where the Shirakawa flows into the Hida River, and even during the record heavy rains of July last year, the water level of the Hida River rises and the water of the Shirakawa becomes difficult to flow, causing a phenomenon called "backwater" that overflows. , Approximately 30 houses, including houses, were flooded.