The water outage that had continued in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, where shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher was observed, was resolved in the entire area including some areas such as mountainous areas, and water supply was resumed.
However, because there is a risk of water becoming turbid, the Wide Area Water Supply Authority is calling for not using it for drinking water until the water quality inspection is completed.
According to the Soma Regional Wide Area Water Supply Corporation, which supplies tap water around Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, the earthquake temporarily cut off water in Soma City, Minamisoma City, and Shinchi Town at a maximum of about 23,000 households. did.
After that, restoration work progressed, and it became possible to send water in most areas from the 21st, but water was cut off in some areas with high altitude such as mountainous areas.
And on the 22nd, as the repair of the water pipe with water leak progressed, the water supply was resumed in the whole area where the water was cut off, including the mountainous area.
However, in some households, water does not come out due to damage to the water supply pipe at home.
In addition, because there is a risk of water becoming turbid, the Wide Area Water Supply Corporation is calling for not using it for drinking water until the water quality inspection is completed.
It is expected that it will be available as drinking water from areas where safety has been confirmed as early as the 23rd.