各地の豪雨による河川の氾濫が報道され人々を恐怖に陥れています。私のところでも午前8時を過ぎたあたりから激しい雨。庭がみるみる水浸しになって心配していると、Yさんがびしょ濡れになって「車戸川が大変なことになっている。水がこっちにくるかもしれないから心配なものは上にあげておくように」と忠告に来てくださいました。
昔伊勢湾台風のような大きな台風の度に表通りが川のようになって各家は床下浸水し、一階の畳を上げて家中で玄関に溜まった水を外にかきだしていたのを思い出しました。その後の河川工事で通りの氾濫はなくなりましたがご近所は浸水を恐れて建て替え時には地面を高くあげているのに比べ、我が家は江戸時代のままで地盤は低く大雨の時は心配でなりません。
葉書をポストに入れに行くついでに車戸川を覗いてみました。恐ろしい勢いで濁流が脇の小道に溢れ出ているではありませんか！川下はもっと酷いかもしれないと近所のおじさんは言っていました。雨は断続的に降ったり止んだり、お昼すぎには静かになりましたがこの先天気予報は雨ばかり。山間部や大きな河川近くの方はさぞかし心配だろうと早く雨が止むことを祈らずにはいられません。
Many people got scared watching the news of flooding of the river because of the heavy rain. In my area, it was raining heavily after 8 a.m.. As I was worried about the flood of the yard, Ms.Y, who was drenched, came to warn me that the situation of Kurumado river which runs beside the shrine was awful and I should be very careful because overflowed water might come to me.
In the past, almost half a century ago, when we had a big typhoon, the front street flooded like a river and water penetrated into the house. I remember that we took tatami mats to avoid getting wet and scooped out water with the family. It didn't happen again after conservancy works, but neighbours made their entrances a bit elevated when they rebuilt their house because they were afraid of flooding again. Compared to that, my old house which has stayed the same since the Edo period is lower than others and it makes me worried.
On the way to the mailbox, I went to take a look at the Kurumado river. Oh my goodness! The stream was muddy and overflowed! Old man in the neighbourhood said that it would be the worst down stream. It rained on and off. In the afternoon it seemed much milder but according to the weather forecast, rainy days will continue for several days. I think that people living near the big rivers or mountain sides must be very worried about the long and heavy rain. I really hope the rain stops shortly and things return to normal daily life.
On the way to the mailbox, I went to take a look at the Kurumado river. Oh my goodness! The stream was muddy and overflowed! Old man in the neighbourhood said that it would be the worst down stream. It rained on and off. In the afternoon it seemed much milder but according to the weather forecast, rainy days will continue for several days. I think that people living near the big rivers or mountain sides must be very worried about the long and heavy rain. I really hope the rain stops shortly and things return to normal daily life.
