In Hokkaido on the morning of the 25th, a power line was cut by a fallen tree, causing a large-scale power outage mainly in the Okhotsk region.
On the 23rd and 24th, Monbetsu City and other areas suffered from large-scale power outages, and on the morning of the 25th, power outages occurred again, and up to more than 19,000 houses, mainly in the Okhotsk region, lost power.
According to Hokkaido Electric Power Co., in Monbetsu City, one of the steel towers supporting the transmission line collapsed due to the snowstorm on the 23rd, so power was being transmitted using another transmission line, but on the morning of the 25th, a new fallen tree occurred. This transmission line is broken.
As a result of Hokkaido Electric Power's restoration work, the power outage has almost disappeared, and as of 3:00 p.m., approximately 80 households in Okoppe Town and approximately 30 households in Monbetsu City are without power.
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. is doing its utmost to restore power in areas where power outages continue.
At the home of Tamiko Miura (45), who lives with her parents and husband in Monbetsu City, the power outage was resolved around 1:45 pm on the 25th, and she immediately turned on the lights and showed a sense of relief. was
Mr. Miura's house is an all-electric house, so he could not use the heater or stove during the power outage, so he spent his time in his room wearing thick clothes. about it.
It is said that the portable stove was prepared for her house from the blackout that occurred in the eastern Iburi earthquake four years ago.
Ms. Miura said, "It was difficult, but I'm glad we were able to recover quickly. I was grateful that the people at the company bought me a portable stove. I once again felt the importance of preparing for winter disasters," she said. was talking
In Monbetsu City, where the power outage had continued, a generator was used to hold a Christmas event at a children's cafeteria, but the power outage was resolved in the middle of the event.
The children said, "It was cold when the power went out at home, but I'm glad it turned on and warmed up."
Yasuhiro Yokota, chairman of the Youth Department of the Monbetsu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which operates the children's cafeteria, said, "The electricity has finally turned on, so I hope you can go home early and warm up."
In the center of Monbetsu City, traffic lights are turning on and the city is returning to normal, and a man who works at an optician said, ``The shop was closed today, but the electricity has been turned on, so we plan to open. I want you to calm down," he said.