Governor Kawakatsu of Shizuoka Prefecture has requested the Ground Self-Defense Force to dispatch a disaster relief force as record-breaking heavy rains continue to cause large-scale water outages and isolated villages.
According to Shizuoka Prefecture, due to the record heavy rain this time, about 63,000 households in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City have had water outages, and at least 23 villages such as Shizuoka City and Kawanehon Town have been flooded with earth and sand. is in an isolated state.
For this reason, on the 26th, Governor Kawakatsu of Shizuoka Prefecture requested the 34th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division of the Ground Self-Defense Force stationed at Camp Itazuma in Gotemba City for disaster relief.
To remove driftwood blocking the intake of the Okitsu River, which is the cause of the large-scale water outage in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, to dispatch water trucks to secure domestic water, and to resolve the isolation of the village. We are requesting the removal of earth and sand on the roads facing.