Bridge Washed Away and Flooding in Maizuru and Ayabe, Kyoto

2023-08-14 22:52:30

[Bridge washed away in Maizuru, Kyoto]
According to Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, a city official confirmed that a bridge called Sakaidani Bridge over the Isazu River flowing through the city was washed away around 1:20 am.
This bridge is a wooden bridge for pedestrians, and it is built on the premise that a part of it will be washed away so that the whole bridge will not collapse when the water rises.
At a nearby observatory, the Isazu River exceeded the “flood danger water level” around midnight.
[Information about flooding in Ayabe]
According to Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, and the Kyoto Chutanto Civil Engineering Office, around 1:00 am on the 15th, roads in Mononobe-cho and Nishikata-cho, etc. in Ayabe City were flooded, and water such as the Sai River flowing through Ayabe City was flooded. It means that multiple information has been sent that it may be overflowing.
According to the data of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as of 7:00 am on the 15th, there are rivers in the Kinki region that exceed the flood danger level.
In Kyoto Prefecture, it is the Shinjo Water Level Observatory on the Sai River in Ayabe City.
In Wakayama Prefecture, it is a daily observatory on the Kumano River in Shingu City.
According to Nara Prefecture, the Yoshino River, which flows through Oyodo Town, has reached the “flood danger water level” at the Shimobuchi Observatory.
Nara Prefecture raises the flood warning information to “flood danger information” at 7 am and calls for strict vigilance, saying that the risk of flooding is increasing.

[Ayabe City Manager]
In Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, where record-breaking short-term heavy rain information was announced, there is a series of information that the water of the Sai River flowing through the city overflowed.
Yoichi Yoda, head of the Ayabe City Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Division, said, “Currently, the rain is in a lull, and the area around the city hall is like fog. In addition to the information that there was flood damage, there was also information that the wood that had been placed on the mountain was pushed up to the front of the house along with the earth and sand.”
On top of that, Section Chief Yoda said, “The typhoon is moving northward, and I think the real thing is about to begin, so we will deal with it with a sense of urgency. When it gets light, we will open evacuation centers throughout the city.” Ta.

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