Effects of Power and Water Outages: Impacts on Daily Life and Disruptions in Akita Prefecture

2023-07-16 04:06:00

I summarized the impact on life such as power outages and water outages.

[Power outage]
According to the Tohoku Electric Power Network, as of 10 am due to heavy rain, regarding 800 households in Akita Prefecture, mainly in Akita City, are without power.

Roads are flooded in various places, so it will take time to restore.

[Water outage]
The Ground Self-Defense Force dispatched disaster relief workers to Happo Town and Oga City for water supply activities.

According to Happo-cho, 114 households in the Minehama area have had their water supply cut off since the 15th due to heavy rain.

On the 16th, just following 10:00 a.m., the Ground Self-Defense Force’s water tanker, which had been dispatched for disaster relief, went around the district together with town officials, handing out 6-liter water packs to residents.

[Store closed]
Information regarding store operations.

According to the major retailer “Aeon Tohoku”, due to the heavy rain, seven stores, including supermarkets and commercial facilities of the Aeon Group in Akita Prefecture, will be temporarily closed at 10:00 am.

Several commercial facilities around JR Akita Station are temporarily closed.

Temporarily closed are Topico and Ars in the Akita Station building, Seibu Akita store, and Akita OPA.

According to each facility, the reasons are that there is no means of transportation for commuting, that employees cannot be secured, and that the supply of products is delayed.

【hospital】
Nakadori General Hospital, located in the center of Akita City, will suspend all medical care, including emergency medical care, on the 16th and 17th because the hospital was flooded due to heavy rain.

There is no impact on hospitalized patients due to flooding.

The hospital will not accept new patients following the 18th, and will provide medical care in a minimal manner.

【School】
Due to the heavy rain, Akita City has decided to temporarily close all municipal elementary and junior high schools on the 18th.

According to the Akita City Board of Education, 40 elementary schools and 20 junior high schools, a total of 60 schools, will be temporarily closed.

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