集中豪雨、何かおかしい。
天候異変。先週水・木と業界の会合で東京へ出張していた。テレビも新聞も見ず、バタバタと過ごし木曜の夜遅く自宅に帰ると、妻が
「お父さん昨日の大雨知っている・・・」、「イヤ何も。雨降ったん・・」、「新聞も見てへんの・・、寝屋川のほう大変やったんやから・・」。
ただ、我が家は何と云う事はなく、翌日普通に出勤した。すると昼ごろ妻から電話、「お父さん大変・・。まえの家（今年３月に転居）の近所、
雨で大変やったみたい。うちは特にどうもないけど隣の○○さん、向いの○○さんは床下浸水。
４軒隣の○○さんは床上浸水でタンスの３段目まで水が来て、避難したんだって。」、「なにそれ・・・」、「で、○○さんの家、
住まれへんようやし・・。家貸してもいいかな？」、「ぜんぜん構へん、入って貰ったらいいがな・・」。 そんな事で、
空き家にしていた家に利用価値がでてきた。
それにしても最近の雨の降り方、どうなっているのだろう。部分的集中豪雨による鉄砲水で死者何名、ところが隣町は、「雨ふったん・・
・」て云う感じ。完全な亜熱帯地方の天候に変わりつつある。多分原因は、自然環境破壊による温暖化現象のなせるわざであろう。
そして間違いなくこの現象は今後酷くなって行くであろう。
そう云えば昨年９月３０日、私の出身地隠岐の島は１時間に１００ミリを越す豪雨にあい、
激震災害の指定を受けたが未だその傷跡は癒えていない。
で、教訓。土地や家を買うときは、周囲の状況をよく観て、高台でも平地でも周囲と比べ低いところはダメ。川の近くは要注意。
溜池付近も要注意。道路の側溝より土地が低いとダメ、少なくとも３０センチは上がっていないと、等々。
A weather change. I traveled to Tokyo last week on Wednesday and Thursday for an industry meeting. When I came home late Thursday night, after a long day of bumming around without watching TV or the newspaper, my wife
Dad, I know it rained a lot yesterday…” “No, nothing. I didn’t even look at the newspaper…it was bad in Neyagawa.
However, our house was uneventful and we went to work the next day as usual. Then my wife called me around noon and said, “Father, it’s so hard… The neighborhood of my old house (moved in March of this year).
They had a hard time with the rain. In my house, it’s no big deal, but the neighbor’s and the one across the street are flooded under the floor.
I heard that Mr. XX from four houses next door had to be evacuated because the water flooded above the floor and reached the third level of his wardrobe. “What is that?” “So, your house…
I don’t think he can live here… Do you mind if I rent your house? I don’t mind at all, it would be nice if you could come in… That’s why…
A house that had been vacant has become worth using.
By the way, I wonder how it’s been raining lately. A number of people were killed in flash floods caused by the partially torrential rain, but the neighboring town said, “It rained…
It’s like “-“. It’s turning into full subtropical weather. The cause is probably global warming caused by the destruction of the natural environment.
And no doubt this phenomenon will get worse in the future.
Speaking of which, on September 30th last year, my hometown of Oki Island was hit by heavy rainfall that exceeded 100 millimeters per hour.
It was designated as a catastrophic disaster, but its scars have yet to heal.
So, lesson learned. When buying land or a house, take a good look at your surroundings, and don’t go low compared to your surroundings, whether it’s high ground or flat ground. Be careful near the river.
Be careful around the tame pond. The land has to be lower than the roadside ditch, it has to be at least 30cm higher, etc.
