In a residential area in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, where the river flooded on the 14th, residents are busy cleaning up, such as drying wet tatami mats.

On the morning of the 14th, the Ikechogawa River in the Chikugo River system that flows through Kurume City overflowed, and in the nearby Umemitsu district, more than 950 houses and factories were damaged by flooding above and below the floor.



Residents were busy cleaning up as the water drained overnight.



Hatsumi Sueyasu (80) from Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume City said that her home was flooded to about 30 cm above the floor and she evacuated to the second floor with her husband and pet in her 80s on the night of the 14th.



Sueyasu's home was inundated three years ago and even during heavy rains last year.


Last year, the board under the tatami mat was submerged in water and had just been replaced with a new one.



On the 15th, early in the morning, I removed the tatami mats and the boards under the tatami mats, washed away the mud in the garden, and dried it in the sun.



Mr. Sueyasu said, "The water rushed to the top of my lap and it was higher than it was three years ago. This time, the water level increased sharply and it was hard to catch. I heard that it will continue to rain, so that's all. I'm worried. "