A huge tree weighing 10 tons collapsed on a school road…A series of catastrophic accidents occurred as a result of the torrential rains of Typhoon No. 13! Tense photos of the scene of the “fallen tree accident

Typhoon raged from the Kanto to Tohoku regions Typhoon No. 13 Typhoon No. 13 raged from the Kanto region to the Tohoku region. Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, experienced the largest352.5 mm of rain fell in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. The city of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture was hit by 5 mm of rain, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded, and rivers overflowed. In Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Chiba prefectures, about 1900 Some 1,900 houses were flooded above floor level in Fukushima, Ibaraki, and Chiba prefectures, and some people were killed. Strong winds caused branches of roadside trees to break off and block roads near Yoyogi Park in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, while a large tree fell on a city street in Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture.

Residents in the area explained.

When I went outside just as the typhoon’s wind and rain were subsiding, I found a large tree standing on the side of the city street had fallen across the road. The tree was 15 meters high. 15 meters Over 15 meters high and weighing 10 tons. The tree was more than 15 meters tall and weighed more than 10 tons, and it was broken from the base. The tree had been standing at a slight angle for some time. It was unbalanced, with no lower branches and lush foliage growing upwards. It must have been unable to withstand the strong winds of the typhoon.”

Junior high school students lined up in the morning and evening. ……

No one was injured, but TEPCO temporarily stopped power transmission when the tip of the tree leaned against a power line. The site of the fallen tree was close to the station, so if the timing had been wrong, it could have been a major accident.

There is a school nearby, and the road where the huge tree fell is lined with junior high school students riding bicycles in the morning and evening. It is also a commuter route for residents heading to the station. I shudder to think what would have happened if it had fallen when people were passing by.”

The city of Kamagaya took about three days to dispose of the fallen tree. It took the city of Kamagaya about three days to dispose of the fallen tree.

On the morning of September 9, a city employee on patrol discovered the tree had fallen. The area where the tree was planted is city-managed land. We promptly closed the area to traffic and removed the fallen tree.

In recent years, there has been a string of accidents caused by fallen trees. In April this year, an 18-meter-high tree fell at a campground in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. 18 m and 70 m thick 70 cm in thickness, felled by a tent. cm high and 70 cm thick, fell and hit a tent. One person was killed and another seriously injured. In June, a 17-meter-high tree fell in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. In June, a 17-meter-high tree in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, fell from its base. In June, a 17-meter-high tree in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, collapsed from its base, causing a car to hit it.

Some people point to the increase in the number of unmanaged trees as the cause of the increase in accidents involving fallen trees.

Trees planted during the high economic growth period are aging, and in many cases, the elderly are unable to take care of the trees on their own property. In some cases, when fallen trees are examined, they are found to be hollow with decay inside. The ground tends to loosen due to increased heavy rainfall caused by climate change, and the risk of accidents involving fallen trees is increasing,” said a logging company.

If a tree falls from private property onto a road and causes damage, the owner may be held liable for damages. Each municipality is calling for caution so that owners will manage their trees properly.