The large-scale debris flow that occurred in the Izusan district of Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture on July 3, last year, is believed to have been damaged by the embankment that was the starting point.

The land where the embankment was created was purchased by a real estate company in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2006, and this company often reported the creation of the embankment to Atami City.

Despite repeated administrative guidance at the construction site, a large amount of earth and sand was brought in, and in 2011 the land rights were transferred to the current owner.



The embankment was left in a dangerous state for many years, and in July last year, it became a debris flow and flowed down to a residential area downstream.

The bereaved family filed a criminal complaint, saying that "the former owner of the land and the current owner did not take safety measures while recognizing the danger of the embankment collapsing."



In October last year, the police entered into a forced investigation into the two parties on suspicion of being fatal due to negligence in business.



In addition, the bereaved families and the victims have also filed proceedings for compensation against these two people.

On the other hand, the former owner claims that "the owner who reported the embankment was not involved in the landfill, and it was another company who did it."



The owner's agent now claims that "when I bought the land, the owner didn't know there was an embankment."

Atami debris flow related news and special features

We have recorded the contents of the Shizuoka Broadcasting Station so far regarding the debris flow damage that occurred in Atami City on July 3, 2021.