In part of Gifu Prefecture, power outages due to Typhoon No. 21 continued for four days. Over six thousand households on 7th, residents are enduring living in disabled people in the hot weather.
According to Chubu Electric Power Company, the blackout in the prefecture will exceed 10,000 households until the morning of 7th, and there are about 4,420 households mainly at the mountain area even at 9 pm. It is said that the cause of the disconnection by the fallen tree is very large, the road is also cut and the construction vehicle can not enter the work site. Although aiming for full recovery in the 8th day, there is a possibility that it may be further delayed depending on the weather.
Ryuzo Yamaguchi (66), who runs a woodworking plant in the Funakoshi district of Yamagata City next to Gifu City, will have a blackout at about 3 pm on the 4th. We dispose of vegetables etc in the refrigerator and depend on the flashlight at night. "I went to buy a lantern, but everything was sold out." While borrowing generators from acquaintances, refrigerators and washing machines can be used, but the next son's house is all electrified, and grandchildren visit meals and toilets. "It was hot this summer, what happened if it was that time?"
Doyama 443 (Yoshimi), who runs a construction shop in the same area as a detached district (77), also uses a generator to survive, and the information is obtained from the TV of the car. "We need gasoline to turn the generator," he said.
Mobile phones became unusable in the vicinity of Mr. Yasushi Mishima (76) home in the Kanzaki area of the city. Food is reliant on moving supermarkets. "It's tough but I can not complain because everyone in Hokkaido has a more serious feeling" (Shuhei Yamashita, Takuro Yamano)