Joso flood field survey photos

ICHARM held a field survey in the affected area of Joso city on 17 September 2015. Ibaraki prefecture released an overview of the events and responses on 30 September 2015, including the following information on Joso city:

Number of deaths: 2

Number of injured people: 2 seriously, 11 medium, 17 lightly

Number of people missing: 0

Number of houses flooded above floor level: 4851

Number of houses flooded below floor level: 6600

Evacuees from Joso city: 504 (202 in Joso, 302 in other cities’ shelters) 

News in Japan - September

GEJET:

Radiation fears as report shows Fukushima fir trees to be growing strangely

Bags containing radioactive waster swept away by floods

Japan:

Tokyo ranked 2nd riskiest city in world due to likely natural and other disasters

As Mount Aso blows its top, tourism industry braces for fallout

USA:

Policy: Hurricane Katrina’s lessons for the world

Ten years after Katrina: New Orleans should adopt a flood safety-first strategy
El Niño may accelerate nuisance flooding (USA)

Netherlands:
Floods in Amsterdam after water pipe burst - Overstromingen in Amsterdam-Zuid na gesprongen waterleiding (Dutch)

Inclement weather causes floods and traffic problems (Dutch)

Other:

Behind Deadly Tianjin Blast, Shortcuts and Lax Rules

3 ways the SDGs could fill the shortcomings of the SFDRR

How to get rid of a satellite after its retirement

M8.3 - 46km W of Illapel, Chile

Tsunami alert as Chile hit by powerful earthquake (0.2-1m)

Vulnerable people:

One in six Japanese children live in poverty, threatening their education, future

Documentary looks at why Japanese parents let young kids walk to school by themselves

Joso city flood GSI information

The Geospatial Institute in Tsukuba has made a huge amount of maps available regarding this flood. I highlighted a few of them in this post. Check their website for more detailed information and presentations (in Japanese). Land use maps are also available.

Most easy to understand are these before/after and during/after maps:
before/after
during/after

They also show the progression of the flood through time on aerial photos (click for larger version):

The affected houses and agricultural areas are well documented, and the elevation map shows the bowl structure the city lies in between the two rivers Kinu (West) and Kokai (East). The north point experienced over-topping, the south point experienced a levee breach.

Joso city flood information

100,000 People Flee Homes As “Unprecedented” Floods Hit Japan

Freak Japan floods: Houses swept away, people trapped on roofs, 170k evacuated (VIDEOS)

Japan floods: City of Joso hit by 'unprecedented' rain

Historic Flooding Strikes Joso, Japan, in Wake of Etau

Heavy flooding causes deaths, injuries In Miyagi Prefecture, one woman was found dead in her floating car, and in Tochigi Prefecture, to the north of the capital Tokyo, two deaths were reported, one in a landslide and another who had drowned.

Rescue by SDF shows tough decisions as residents from rooftop are prioritized over a man on a pole. The house was washed away soon after the rescue  (Japanese)

All missing Joso City residents found safe

Officials of Ibaraki Prefecture say all 15 Joso City residents who couldn't be contacted after last week's floods were found unharmed on Tuesday.