News in Tendo (2nd week in Aug, 1999)

Aug.15 (Sun.) Midsummer comes again (the highest 30.2C /the lowest 20.9C /weather - cloudy)

The influence of a heavy rain until the previous day was left, it rained and cloudy in the mornign. However, the midsummer comes back from nooo. The weather in this some days looks like a lie. It gets cool in the usual yaer when it passes Japanese Obon(middle of August). But this year, heat seems still to last.

Aug.14 (Sat.) Road collapses by a heavy rain (the highest 27.4C /the lowest 22.5C /weather - rain)

They broadcast that the campaing people in the river bank are washed away in the muddy stream due to a heavy rain at Sanboku town, Kanagawa Prefecture next to Tokyo. And they broadcast the damage of the localized torrential downpour in Yamagata Prerecture, too. It rained intensively around the prefecture border of Yamagata Prerecture and Miyagi Prefecture. In Tendo highland(Tamugino area) located near here, a road collapsed and only 1 car could finally pass at present. We hold the "Tendo highland festival" next week, but it may be canceled because of it. Because precipitation exceeded regulation value, Route 48 which went from Tendo City to Senda City became suspension of traffic, too. Furthermore, a base under the rail was washed away, and it became full-scale suspension of the service with Senzan line which Sendai City was connencted with yamagata City with. However, it is said that damage is not so serious, they can recover during several days. Because a river rose rapidly, the self-defense group of each area were dispatched in the morning from 4 o'clock, and they piled sandbags in each area of Tendo city. It is an exceptional case very much to suffer from this disaster in Tendo.

Aug.13 (Fri.) Heavy rain in Japanese Obon (the highest 25.1C /the lowest 23.4C /weather - rain)

The Japanese whole country, the going home rush of the Obon happens now. In such circumstance, a heavy rain disturbed a means of transportation. Because precipitation exceeded regulation value, the Yamagata Shinkansen and Senzan Line, as for a line to get over a pass, operation was stopped. There was a place where it was flooded on the floor in the southern part in Yamagata Prefecture. Because intense heat was going on and it is rain, I seem that almost people must think it blessing. But such a heavy rain must be troublesome

Aug.12 (Thu.) The rain of the blessing, but... (the highest 32.5C /the lowest 25.2C /weather - rain)

Around Tendo city, we have no rain in this 1 month. Finally it rained today. An intense heat lasted, recently the poultry was died and the fruit damaged. So I think that it was blessing rain for the farmers. But, it was a terrible heavy rain in the southern part in Yamagata Prefecture. It happened the bottom inundation of the floor, and the Yamagata Shinkansen was suspended. It seems terrible rain for people go home at the time Japanese "Obon".

Aug.11 (Wed.) (the highest 35.1C /the lowest 23.8C /weather - fine)

Aug.10 (Tue.) (the highest 33.1C /the lowest 20.4C /weather - fine)

Aug. 9 (Mon.) Shogi 100men zashi at fine (the highest 35.0C /the lowest 22.7C /weather - fine)

We held "Tendo summer festival" at the 2nd day, "Shogi 100men zashi", a shogi protable shrine parade, etc. Shogi 100men zashi is the event which is the 4th time at this year. At this event, 5 professional shogi players play a game all together with 100 school children. We hold this event on the main street after noon every year. So, it seemed that both a professinal shogi player and a participant became the events with fighting against the strong sunlight.

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