Due to the heavy rain disaster in western Japan, which recorded more than 14 deaths in 200 prefectures, Hiroshima University set up a disaster investigation team headed by President Mitsuo Ochi and Ehime University headed by President Yuichi Ohashi, and entered into a field survey.
The research team of Hiroshima University includes the Tsuchiishi-ryu / Slope Disaster Group headed by Professor Takashi Tsuchida, the Hydrometeorology / Flood / Flooding Group headed by Professor Nohisa Kawahara, and Akimasa Fujiwara Graduate School International Cooperation. There will be three groups, the Living Infrastructure Damage Group, headed by a professor at the Graduate School.For the time being, we will work with about 3 members, but we plan to add more as needed in the future.
The activity period is scheduled until July 2020. All three groups have already started field surveys in cooperation with the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, the City Planning Society, and the Architectural Institute of Japan.The first survey team meeting will be held about two weeks later, and the interim report will be compiled.Eventually, we plan to make recommendations on reconstruction and community development.
On the other hand, 41 faculty members and researchers from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, the Disaster Prevention Information Research Center, the Faculty of Education, and the Faculty of Social Co-creation participated in the research team of Ehime University.We are in the field survey on flood damage, landslide disaster, infrastructure damage, agricultural damage, etc.Along with holding debriefing sessions from time to time, we will compile a report on the damage situation and causes in Ehime Prefecture.
According to the National Police Agency, about 7,000 people have been forced to evacuate due to the heavy rain disaster in western Japan, and the search for missing persons continues.The three prefectures that suffered the most damage were Hiroshima, Okayama, and Ehime prefectures, where 3 people were killed in Hiroshima prefecture, 91 people in Okayama prefecture, and 58 people in Ehime prefecture due to sediment-related disasters and floods.
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