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Disaster dispatch to affected areas

Last update date November 26, 2020

In the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or heavy rain that has occurred all over the country, Water Works Bureau has dispatched a large number of staff to support the affected areas.

Major disaster dispatch results in City of Yokohama, Water Works Bureau

Past Major Disaster Dispatch Results (as of March 2021)
Date of disaster	Disaster name	Main support content	Destinations	Major dispatch period	Total number of dispatched employees
January, 1995	Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake	Emergency water supply Emergency recovery Transportation of goods	Kobe-shi, Hyogo	1/17～3/18	3,122 staff members 1,988 business operators
October, 2004	Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake	Emergency water supply Emergency recovery Investigation and Coordination Transportation of goods	Ojiya-shi, Niigata	10/24～11/16	749 staff members 115 business operators
July, 2007	Niigata Chuetsu-oki Earthquake	Emergency water supply Emergency recovery Transportation of goods	Kashiwazaki City, Kariwa Village and Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture	7/17～7/31	361 staff members 180 business operators
March, 2011	Great East Japan Earthquake	Emergency water supply Emergency recovery	Urayasu-shi, Chiba	3/12～3/23	19 staff members	(Total) 　 108 staff members. 　 69 business operators
		Emergency water supply	Koriyama-shi, Fukushima	3/14～3/16	6 staff members
		Emergency water supply	Yaita-shi, Tochigi	3/17～3/29	12 staff members
		Emergency water supply Emergency recovery Adjustments	Iwaki-shi, Fukushima	3/22～4/18	56 staff members
		Emergency recovery	Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki	3/17～3/23	8 staff members
		Surveys	Sendai-shi, Miyagi	3/12～3/16	Four staff members
		Surveys	Ibaraki	3/13～3/16	Three staff members
September, 2015	Heavy rains in Kanto and Tohoku regions	Surveys	Joso-shi, Ibaraki	9/12～9/13 9/15～9/16	Five staff members
April, 2016	Kumamoto earthquake	Emergency recovery Water leak investigation Investigation and Coordination Transportation of goods	Kumamoto City and Mashiki Town, Kumamoto Prefecture	4/17～5/9	35 staff members 14 business operators
July, 2018	Heavy rain in West Japan	Technical assistance	Uwajima-shi, Ehime	7/17～7/20 7/30～8/3	8 staff members
September, 2019	Typhoon No. 15	Emergency water supply	Zushi-shi, Kanagawa (Emergency water supply was not implemented to eliminate water cutoff before arrival.)	9/9	12 staff members
		Emergency water supply	Kimitsu-shi, Chiba	9/11～9/19	67 staff members
		Transportation of goods	Kimitsu City, Kamogawa City and Otaki Town, Chiba Prefecture	9/13	7 staff members
October, 2019	Typhoon No.19	Emergency water supply	Minamiashigara-shi, Kanagawa	10/13～10/14	Four staff members
		Emergency water supply	Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa	10/13～10/14	Four staff members
		Emergency water supply	Yamakita-machi, Kanagawa	10/14～15	7 staff members
		Emergency water supply	Kiyokawa-mura, Kanagawa	10/15	6 staff members

For inquiries regarding water supply, please contact the Water Works Bureau Customer Service Center.

Water Works Bureau Customer Service Center

Phone: 045-847-6262 Fax: 045-848-4281
※Please be careful not to make a mistake.

For inquiries to this page

Water Works Bureau General Affairs Department General Affairs Division

Phone: 045-671-3105

Fax: 045-212-1155

Email address: su-somu@city.yokohama.jp

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