International Journal of Erosion Control Engineering
Online ISSN : 1882-6547
ISSN-L : 1882-6547
Disaster Reports
The July 2020 Rainfall-Induced Sediment Disasters in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Takashi JITOUSONO Mari IGURAHirotaka UEHiroyuki OHISHITsuyoshi KAKIMOTOKen-ichi KITOUSyozo KOGAYusuke SAKAIToshihiko SAKASHIMAYoshinori SHINOHARAOsamu SHIMIZUSatoshi TAGATAYukiyoshi TERAMOTOEiji TORITANaomasa NAGATANIKoji NAKANOAyato NISHIWAKIYasuyuki HIRAKAWAKozaburou FUKUZUKAHideaki MIZUNO
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2021 Volume 13 Issue 4 Pages 93-100

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On July 4, 2020, heavy rainfall was observed in the southern part of Kumamoto Prefecture and the northern part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Due to heavy rainfall, floods and sediment disasters such as collapses and debris flows occurred predominantly in the Kuma River basin of Kumamoto Prefecture. We conducted field investigations at four sites in Ashikita Town and Tsunagi Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, where collapses and debris flows caused deaths. We also conducted field investigations in the Kawauchi River branch of the Kuma River, where vast amounts of sediment discharge caused damage to houses. The objectives of these investigations were to clarify the situation and mechanism of the disasters and to propose procedures to recover from the disasters. This report briefly summarizes the results of these investigations.

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