Kishu Mill : Reconstruction of Flood Damage from Typhoon No. 12, September 2011
2013 Volume 67 Issue 1 Pages 59-63
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2013 Volume 67 Issue 1 Pages 59-63
On September 3rd of year 2011, the typhoon No. 12 which landed on east of Kochi Pref. caused unpredictable amount of rain on Kii peninsula. The rain affected discharging of dam built upstream of Kumano River and record-breaking water level flooded the intake facility of industrial water, placed approximately 6 km from the mill, and in house facilities such as KP, electric room and equipment of boiler. Mill had stopped its operation for 16 days.
In this report, we will put focus on restoration and countermeasure to the flood.
