On the afternoon of the 19th, a woman was found dead on an underground walkway through a JR railroad track in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture.
Around this area, the Japan Meteorological Agency released "record short-time heavy rain information" on the afternoon of the 19th, and police are investigating that a woman may have drowned in an underground walkway flooded by heavy rain.
After 3:00 pm on the 19th, a man who was working nearby found a woman floating on the underground walkway under the railroad track near JR Azuchi Station in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, and reported it to the police. ..
According to police, women in their 60s and 70s had no noticeable trauma or disorganized clothing, and were confirmed dead on the spot.
At that time, this underground walkway was flooded with heavy rain, and it was said that about 2 meters of water had accumulated in the deep part.
Police are investigating the woman's identity and cause of death, as well as suspecting that she may have drowned by approaching a flooded underground walkway for some reason.
In the vicinity of Omihachiman City, it is estimated that heavy rain of about 90 mm fell in one hour until noon on the 19th by radar analysis, and the Japan Meteorological Agency announced "record short-time heavy rain information".
Also, at noon, we observed a very heavy rain of 60 mm for 1 hour.