鬼怒川大水害訴訟 Kinugawa Huge Flood Litigation
2015年9月9日の「平成27年9月関東・東北豪雨」時に鬼怒川が溢水・越水して、茨城県常総市で大水害が発生しました。国が自然堤防の掘削を適切に対処しなかったり、低い堤防を放置していたことが、水害を引き起こし、被害を拡大しました。大水害で被害を受けた私たち原告は、河川行政の過ちを今後繰り返さないためにも、行政の責任を問うこの訴訟が必要だと考えています。
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控訴審第1回期日終了、次回結審予定!
The first hearing of the appeal trial has ended, and the next hearing will conclude!
2024/9/10 13:02
9月9日 午前10時30分~、東京高裁101号法廷で控訴審第1回弁論期日が行われました。
双方、控訴審で提出された書面の陳述をしました。
原告 片倉一美さんの意見陳述 + 只野弁護士によるスライドダウンに関する補足説明
被告 これまでの鬼怒川の河川工事の経過に関する説明
次回(11月11日 午後1時30分)結審予定
控訴審期日の様子は各社で報道されました
共同通信(https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9708fd9a7a7b0bd86d8b9e092be7acbaed7cb6f3)
東京新聞(https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/353032)
毎日新聞(https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240910/ddl/k08/040/087000c)
NHK(https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/mito/20240909/1070025261.html)
茨城新聞(https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=17257177874570)
NEWSつくば(https://newstsukuba.jp/53240/07/09/)
The first hearing of the appeal trial was held on September 9th from 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 101 of the Tokyo High Court.
Both sides made written submissions which were submitted at the appeal hearing.
Plaintiff Kazumi Katakura's statement + Supplementary explanation by Attorney Tadano regarding the slide down
Defendant: Explanation of the progress of river construction work on the Kinugawa River to date
The next hearing (November 11th at 1:30 pm) is scheduled to conclude.
The details of the appeal hearing were reported by various media outlets.
Kyodo News ( https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9708fd9a7a7b0bd86d8b9e092be7acbaed7cb6f3 )
Tokyo Shimbun ( https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/353032 )
Mainichi Shimbun ( https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240910/ddl/k08/040/087000c )
NHK ( https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/mito/20240909/1070025261.html )
Ibaraki Shimbun ( https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=17257177874570 )
NEWS Tsukuba ( https://newstsukuba.jp/53240/07/09/ )
第1回(2024年9月9日)控訴審期日で予定している意見陳述書
Statement of opinion scheduled for the first appeal hearing (September 9, 2024)
2024/9/4 6:10
2024年9月9日の第1回控訴審期日では原告本人の意見陳述を予定しています。
意見陳述スライドは甲72号証として提出予定のため、訴訟資料のサイトにアップロードしました。
1fc53687082ce99ee3411621b1655553.pdf (call4.jp)
当日傍聴に来られる方も来られない方も是非ともお目通しください。
The plaintiffs are scheduled to make their own statements at the first appeal hearing on September 9, 2024.
The opinion statement slides are scheduled to be submitted as Exhibit 72, so they have been uploaded to the litigation documents website.
1fc53687082ce99ee3411621b1655553.pdf (call4.jp)
Please take a look at this whether you can attend the hearing on the day or not.
控訴審の弁論が始まります!
The appeals hearing begins!
2024/7/16 19:03
本日(7月16日)、控訴審弁論準備手続期日が終結しました。
次回期日から公開の法廷での弁論が開かれます。
東京高裁第15民事部、事件番号 令和4年(ネ)第4161号
予定されている弁論期日
9月9日 10時30分~12時00分(東京高裁・大法廷)
裁判期日後には記者会見、報告集会を予定しています。
11月11日 13時30分~14時30分(東京高裁・大法廷)
ご支援のほど、よろしくお願いいたします。
The preparatory hearing for the appeal concluded today (July 16th).
Arguments will be heard in public court from the next hearing.
Tokyo High Court, 15th Civil Division, Case Number Reiwa 4 (Ne) No. 4161
Scheduled oral argument dates
September 9th, 10:30-12:00 (Tokyo High Court, Grand Bench)
A press conference and briefing are planned after the trial date.
November 11th, 13:30-14:30 (Tokyo High Court, Grand Bench)
We appreciate your support.
鬼怒川水害控訴(2022年8月4日)
Kinugawa Flood Appeal (August 4, 2022)
2022/8/5 13:42
8月4日、原告は、東京高裁に控訴しました。
同日付で、国も控訴しており、今後は東京高裁に舞台を移します。
引き続き、支援をお願いいたします。
茨城・常総水害訴訟 住民と国側、双方控訴
(茨城新聞2022年8月5日(金))https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16596068854215
決壊した鬼怒川の堤防=2015年9月10日午後4時20分、常総市三坂町
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の水害に遭ったのは国の河川管理に不備があったためとして、茨城県常総市の被災住民らが国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟で、住民側は4日、国の責任を一部認めて賠償を命じた水戸地裁判決を不服として、東京高裁に控訴した。国側も同日付で控訴した。
原告団によると、控訴したのは提訴時の31人のうち20人。常総市上三坂地区の堤防決壊で被害を受けたものの国の責任が認められなかった住民16人に加え、若宮戸地区の溢水(いっすい)被害を受けて勝訴した住民9人のうち4人も「賠償額が十分でない」などの理由で控訴した。同地区で賠償が認められなかった1法人も控訴した。新たな請求額は計約2億3千万円。
住民側はこの日、水戸市内で記者会見を開いた。上三坂地区について五来則男弁護士は「裁判所が無理して(国を)助けた印象。もう少し詰めていきたい」と話した。原告団の片倉一美共同代表は、各地で提訴されている水害訴訟を踏まえ「若宮戸も上三坂もまだまだ意見を言いたい。国の非常識をみんなで訴えれば、司法の考え方が変わる」と力を込めた。
常総水害訴訟 地裁判決不服で控訴 原告の一部と国 /茨城
(毎日新聞茨城版 2022/8/5)https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220805/ddl/k08/040/038000c
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で浸水被害を受けた常総市の住民ら31人と1法人が、鬼怒川が氾濫したのは河川管理に不備があったためだとして国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟で、原告の一部と国は4日、国の責任を一部認めた水戸地裁判決を不服として東京高裁に控訴した。【長屋美乃里、宮田哲】
7月22日の判決は、14年に太陽光発電業者によって砂丘が掘削された場所で氾濫した同市の若宮戸地区について、国には河川区域に指定する義務があったのに怠ったと認定。堤防が決壊した上三坂地区については管理の不備を認めず、国が若宮戸地区に住む原告9人に計約3927万円を支払うよう命じていた。
国土交通省関東地方整備局は控訴について「引き続き適切に対処していく」とコメントした。
原告側は、若宮戸地区の住民の一部なども含む20人と1法人が控訴。原告団共同代表の片倉一美さん(69)は記者会見で、「若宮戸の原告には『上三坂の判断が納得いかない』と控訴した住民もいる。全国で水害訴訟に取り組む人とともに闘いたい」と説明。弁護団の五来則男弁護士は「高裁では、国の主張を崩すために専門家の意見を聞くことも検討したい」と話した。
鬼怒川氾濫 賠償求めた裁判 1審判決不服で国と原告一部が控訴
(NHK2022年8月4日 19時17分)https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220804/k10013753821000.html?utm_int=nsearch_contents_search-items_001
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7年前の「関東・東北豪雨」で鬼怒川が氾濫し、大規模な浸水被害を受けた茨城県常総市の住民などが国を訴えた裁判で、国は、国の河川管理に問題があったとして原告の一部に賠償するよう命じた1審判決を不服として控訴しました。一方、原告側も一部が控訴し、東京高等裁判所で改めて審理されることなります。
2015年9月の「関東・東北豪雨」で鬼怒川が氾濫し、大規模な浸水被害を受けた茨城県常総市の住民など、31人が国に賠償を求めた裁判では、先月、水戸地方裁判所が越水や決壊した2か所のうち、1か所について国の河川管理に問題があったと認めたうえ、9人に合わせて3900万円余りを賠償するよう命じました。
この判決について、国は4日、不服として東京高等裁判所に控訴したことを明らかにしました。
一方の原告側も、賠償が認められなかった原告や、判決の内容に不服があった原告、合わせて20人が控訴したということです。
4日に会見を開いた原告団の片倉一美共同代表は「1審で国の責任が認められなかった地区についても、賠償が命じられるべきだという意見があった。常識的に考えて、おかしいということを訴えていきたい」と話しました。
鬼怒川水害訴訟、双方控訴 茨城・常総市の住民と国
(日本経済新聞2022年8月4日 23:00)https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF04ABQ0U2A800C2000000/
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で、鬼怒川氾濫などの浸水被害は国による河川管理の不備が原因だとして、茨城県常総市で被災した住民ら約30人が国に約3億5千万円の賠償を求めた訴訟で、住民側の一部が4日、水戸地裁判決を不服として控訴した。国側も同日、控訴した。
7月22日の判決では、水があふれた常総市の若宮戸地区で「砂丘が自然の堤防になっていたのに国が河川区域への指定を怠り、太陽光発電事業者による掘削で危険な状態になった」と指摘し、9人に計約3900万円の賠償を命じた。
一方、堤防が決壊した上三坂地区は「堤防も改修計画に含まれており、改修がされていないからといって安全性を欠いていたとは言えない」と訴えを退けた。
控訴したのは賠償を認められなかった上三坂地区の住民の一部と、賠償額に不服がある若宮戸地区の住民ら。〔共同〕
国、原告側双方が控訴=鬼怒川水害訴訟
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川が氾濫するなどした大規模水害をめぐり、国の責任を一部認め、被災した住民のうち9人に対し計約3900万円を支払うよう国に命じた水戸地裁判決について、国土交通省関東地方整備局は4日、判決を不服として東京高裁に控訴した。
一方、原告団も同日、賠償を認められなかった住民ら約20人が控訴したと明らかにした。
水戸地裁は7月22日、水害があった茨城県常総市の一部地区で国が掘削などを制限する「河川区域」に指定する義務を怠ったと指摘。このため、治水上重要だった砂丘が民間業者に掘削されたとして、国の責任を一部認めた。
On August 4, the plaintiff appealed to the Tokyo High Court.
On the same date, the government also filed an appeal, and the stage will be moved to the Tokyo High Court in the future.
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Ibaraki-Joso Flood Lawsuit Both Residents and Government Appeal
( Ibaraki Shimbun Friday, August 5 , 2022 ) https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16596068854215
Kinugawa embankment collapsed at 4:20 p.m. on September 10 , 2015, Misaka- cho, Joso City
The Kanto and Tohoku heavy rains in September 2015 flooded the Kinugawa River due to inadequate river management by the national government. On the 4th , the side filed an appeal to the Tokyo High Court, dissatisfied with the ruling of the Mito District Court, which partially acknowledged the country's responsibility and ordered compensation. The state also filed an appeal on the same day.
According to the plaintiffs, 20 of the 31 people who filed the lawsuit filed an appeal. In addition to the 16 residents who suffered damage from the collapse of the embankment in the Joso City Kamimisaka district but were not held responsible by the government , 4 out of the 9 residents who won the lawsuit against the flood damage in the Wakamiyato district. also filed an appeal on the grounds that the amount of compensation was insufficient. One company that was denied compensation in the district also filed an appeal. The total amount of the new claim is approximately 230 million yen.
Residents held a press conference in Mito City on this day. Lawyer Norio Gorai said of the Kamimisaka district, "I have the impression that the court was forced to help ( the country ) . Kazumi Katakura, co-representative of the plaintiffs group, said, "Wakamiyato and Kamimisaka still want to express their opinions. If we all complain about the country's insanity, the way of thinking about the judiciary will change." I put all my strength into it.
Joso flood lawsuit Appeal against district court decision Some of the plaintiffs and the country / Ibaraki
(Mainichi Shimbun Ibaraki edition 2022/8/5 ) https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220805/ddl/k08/040/038000c
Thirty -one residents of Joso City, which suffered flood damage from the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 , and one corporation have filed a complaint with the national government for damages, claiming that the Kinugawa River overflowed due to inadequate river management. In the lawsuit, some of the plaintiffs and the government filed an appeal to the Tokyo High Court on the 4th , dissatisfied with the Mito District Court's ruling, which partially acknowledged the government's responsibility. (Japanese original by Minori Nagaya and Satoshi Miyata, City News Department)
The ruling on July 22 found that the government had neglected to designate the Wakamiyato district of the city, which flooded in 2014 when a sand dune was excavated by a solar power plant, as a river area. In the Kamimisaka district, where the levee broke, the government did not admit that there was a lack of management, and ordered nine plaintiffs living in the Wakamiyato district to pay a total of 39.27 million yen.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Kanto Regional Development Bureau commented, "We will continue to handle the appeal appropriately."
On the plaintiff side, 20 people, including some residents of the Wakamiyato district, and one corporation appealed. Kazumi Katakura, 69 , the co-representative of the plaintiffs group, said at a press conference, "Some residents have appealed to the Wakamiyato plaintiffs, saying they are not satisfied with Kamimisaka's judgment. I want to,” explained. Attorney Norio Gorai, who is a member of the defense team, said, "The high court would like to consider hearing the opinions of experts in order to undermine the government's claims."
Kinugawa flooding The government and some plaintiffs appealed against the 1st trial judgment seeking compensation
( NHK August 4 , 2022 , 19:17 ) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220804/k10013753821000.html?utm_int=nsearch_contents_search-items_001
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In a lawsuit filed against the government by residents of Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, who suffered extensive damage due to the flooding of the Kinugawa River in the Kanto and Tohoku heavy rains seven years ago, the government found problems with river management. An appeal was filed against the 1st trial judgment ordering some of the plaintiffs to compensate for the damages. On the other hand, some of the plaintiffs also appealed, and the case will be tried again at the Tokyo High Court.
In September 2015 , 31 people, including residents of Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, who suffered large-scale flood damage when the Kinu River flooded in the "Kanto and Tohoku heavy rains", filed a lawsuit against the government in the Mito region last month. The court acknowledged that there was a problem with the national river management in one of the two places where the water overflowed or collapsed, and ordered to compensate the nine people for more than 39 million yen.
Regarding this ruling, the country announced on the 4th that it had appealed to the Tokyo High Court as a dissatisfaction.
On the other hand, 20 plaintiffs appealed, including those who were not granted compensation and those who were dissatisfied with the judgment.
Kazumi Katakura, co-representative of the plaintiff group, who held a press conference on the 4th , said, ``There was an opinion that compensation should be ordered even for districts where the national government was not recognized as responsible in the first trial. I want to appeal that it is strange," he said.
Kinugawa Flooding Lawsuit Appeals from Both Sides Residents of Ibaraki and Joso City and the Government
(Nihon Keizai Shimbun, August 4 , 2022 , 23:00 ) https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF04ABQ0U2A800C2000000/
About 30 residents of Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, who were affected by the heavy rains in Kanto and Tohoku in September 2015 , said that the flood damage caused by the flooding of the Kinugawa River was caused by inadequate river management by the government. In a lawsuit seeking 10,000 yen in compensation, some residents appealed the Mito district court ruling on the 4th . The state also filed an appeal on the same day.
In the ruling on July 22 , in the Wakamiyato district of Joso City, which was flooded with water, ``the sand dunes had become natural embankments, but the government failed to designate them as river areas, It has become a dangerous situation," and ordered nine people to pay compensation of a total of about 39 million yen.
On the other hand, the Kamimisaka district, where the levee collapsed, rejected the complaint, saying, ``The levee is also included in the repair plan, and just because it has not been repaired, it cannot be said that it was unsafe.''
Some residents of the Kamimisaka district, who were denied compensation, and residents of the Wakamiyato district, who were dissatisfied with the amount of compensation, filed an appeal. 〔Joint〕
Both the government and plaintiffs appealed: Kinugawa flood lawsuit
(Jiji Press 2022/08/04 18:07 ) https://www.msn.com/ja-jp/news/national/e5-9b-bd-e3-80-81-e5-8e-9f-e5- 91-8a-e5-81-b4-e5-8f-8c-e6-96-b9-e3-81-8c-e6-8e-a7-e8-a8-b4-ef-bc-9d-e9-ac- bc-e6-80-92-e5-b7-9d-e6-b0-b4-e5-ae-b3-e8-a8-b4-e8-a8-9f/ar-AA10hW8A
In September 2015, heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions flooded the Kinugawa River and other large-scale floods. The Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism filed an appeal to the Tokyo High Court on the 4th, dissatisfied with the ruling of the Mito District Court.
Meanwhile, the plaintiff group also announced on the same day that about 20 residents, including those who were denied compensation, filed an appeal.
On July 22, the Mito District Court pointed out that the government had neglected its obligation to designate certain areas of Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which suffered flood damage as "river areas," which restricted excavation and other activities. For this reason, the government partially acknowledged responsibility for excavating sand dunes, which were important for flood control, by private companies.
鬼怒川水害裁判判決(2022年7月22日)
Kinugawa Flood Damage Trial Judgment (July 22, 2022)
2022/7/28 16:53
鬼怒川水害判決が、7月22日に言い渡されました。
判決の内容や報告集会の様子は各社に報じていただきました。
茨城・常総水害訴訟判決 喜びと悔しさ交錯 居住地、分かれた明暗 画期的勝利も控訴視野
(茨城新聞2022年7月23日(土))https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16584874652326
賠償請求が認められ、記者会見で喜びを語る若宮戸地区住民の高橋敏明さん(左)=水戸市緑町の県立青少年会館
茨城県の常総水害訴訟で水戸地裁は22日、国の河川管理の問題を指摘し、住民側31人のうち若宮戸地区の9人に対する賠償を命じた。「画期的判決」「国は結果を受け止めよ」。住民側は、国との対決に勝利したことを喜びつつ、上三坂地区の住民の請求は退けられた。常総市の約3分の1が浸水した未曽有の災害から約7年。居住地で分かれた明暗に、住民側は「完全勝利ではない」と大半が控訴の方針を示し、高裁での「第2ラウンド」を見据えた。
「被告は、砂丘を含む区域を河川区域として指定するべきを怠っていた」。午後2時過ぎ、水戸地裁301号法廷。阿部雅彦裁判長が主文を読み上げると、傍聴席から「おっ」と驚きの声が上がった。地裁前では「勝訴」の幕を掲げ、拍手が沸き起こった。
原告共同代表の片倉一美さん(69)は「若宮戸を見れば、国に責任がないなんてことは絶対にありえなかった」と国を非難した。昨年8月に阿部裁判長ら裁判官3人が被災地を直接視察したことを振り返り、「裁判所は被害のひどさを熱心に聞いてくれた。だからこの判決につながった」と、提訴から約4年にわたった戦いの達成感をかみしめた。
只野靖弁護士は「原告が力を合わせてきたから認められた」と、住民の結束を強調。「国は緊張感を持って河川管理に当たってもらいたい」と注文を付けた。
一方で、上三坂の地区住民の請求は棄却された。判決が読み上げられる間、傍聴席からは「ええー」と落胆の声も漏れていた。
若宮戸地区に住む原告共同代表の高橋敏明さん(68)は、「主張した通りの結果が得られた」と喜びを示しつつ、「若宮戸を襲った水は、上三坂と水海道も襲った」と、複雑な表情を浮かべた。請求が認められなかった住民に対しても「救済を」と求めた。
片倉さんも自らの請求は退けられた。「被害を見れば、上三坂も絶対におかしいと思うべき所」と、控訴する方針を示した。
国側は閉廷後、国土交通省関東地方整備局長のコメントをホームページに掲載。「国の主張が認められなかったものと認識している」と記した。控訴については言及しなかった。
■「意義大きい」住民安堵
住民側勝訴の判決を受け、越水が起きた常総市若宮戸地区の住民からは安堵(あんど)の声が漏れた。
「当時のことは鮮明に覚えている。恐怖の一言だった」。同地区の女性は7年前を振り返る。同市が鬼怒川と小貝川に挟まれた地域であることを踏まえ、「国は安全管理をきちんと進めるべきだった。裁判所が認めてくれた意義は大きい。よかった」と安心した様子だった。
一方、堤防が決壊した同市上三坂地区について、判決は改修計画が「格別不合理ではない」と判断した。同地区に住む60代男性は「近年の豪雨は昔とは比べものにならない。(国や自治体の)防災計画は進んでいると思うが、追い付かないのが現状ではないか」と危惧した。
鬼怒川の氾濫などを踏まえた国の治水対策「鬼怒川緊急対策プロジェクト」は昨年5月末に完了した。上三坂地区内では堤防を1・4メートルかさ上げしたのに加え、幅も6メートルに広げた。国土交通省は、関東・東北豪雨で記録した24時間雨量551ミリにも「耐えられる」としている。
■常総・神達市長 地域防災力を強化
常総市の神達岳志市長は、関東・東北豪雨による水害から今年で7年を迎えるのを踏まえ「被害に遭われた市民の方々の思いをしっかりと受け止め、市と地域全体が一体となって地域防災力の強化を図る。今後も防災先進都市にふさわしいまちづくりを進めていきたい」とコメントを出した。
■筑波大の星野豊准教授(法律学)の話 計画、適切に実施せず
本判決で国の責任が認められたのは、自然堤防となる砂丘付近の土地を河川区域に指定しなかったためであり、計画に問題があったというよりもむしろ、計画を適切に実施しなかった点にあると言える。従って、従来の判例の基準を変更するものではなく、管理者である国の裁量をより合理的に行使することを求めている。それらの裁量には本件で問題となった河川区域の指定のほか、地方自治体と協力して住民への警告、避難経路や被災後の安全確保を行うことなども含むと考えられる。
★常総水害
2015年9月、台風18号や前線の影響で関東と東北の広域が豪雨に見舞われた。鬼怒川が増水し、常総市では10日午前6時ごろに若宮戸地区であふれ(溢水=いっすい)、同日午後0時50分には上三坂地区で堤防が決壊した。同市全域の約3分の1に当たる40平方キロが浸水。5千棟以上が全半壊した。避難指示対象は3万1千人。死者2人のほか、13人が関連死と認定されている。重症5人、中等症21人、軽症20人。
茨城・常総水害 国の責任認める「河川管理に不備」 水戸地裁判決、賠償命令 住民9人に3900万円
(茨城新聞2022年7月23日(土))https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16584874652256
常総水害訴訟の判決を受け「勝訴」と掲げる原告団=22日午後2時57分ごろ、水戸地裁
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の堤防決壊などによる浸水被害が起きたのは国の河川管理の不備が原因だとして、茨城県常総市の住民ら約30人が国に約3億5千万円の損害賠償を求めた訴訟で、水戸地裁は22日、「若宮戸地区で河川区域指定を怠った」として国の責任を認め、同地区の住民9人に計約3900万円の賠償を命じた。水害を巡る裁判で国に賠償を命じる判決は極めて異例。
常総市では当時、鬼怒川沿いの上三坂地区で堤防が決壊し、若宮戸地区など7カ所で水があふれるなどして、市の総面積の約3分の1に当たる約40平方キロが浸水、5千棟以上が全半壊した。判決を受け、原告の上三坂地区の住民ら25人が控訴する方針。
裁判は、国の河川管理や改修計画の進め方の合理性が争点となった。原告側は若宮戸地区で砂丘が自然の堤防になっていたが、国が河川区域に指定しなかったため、太陽光発電事業者による掘削で堤防としての機能が失われたと主張。さらに上三坂地区で決壊した堤防は高さが不十分だったのに、国が改修を急がなかったためと訴えた。一方、国側は計画的かつ段階的に進めたと主張した。
阿部雅彦裁判長は判決理由で、若宮戸地区の砂丘について「堤防の役割を果たしていた。治水上極めて重要」と指摘。砂丘が掘削されれば、災害の発生が具体的に予見できたとして、「国は開発許可が必要な河川区域に指定すべきだったのに怠り、掘削によって危害を及ぼす危険性を生じさせた」とした。その上で、水があふれ、住民に損害が生じたと結論付けた。
一方、上三坂地区については「国は流域の状況を考慮し、できる場所から改修していた」と指摘。治水安全度の評価方法についても一定の合理性を認め、「安全性を欠いていたとはいえない」として、訴えを退けた。
閉廷後、住民側は水戸市内で記者会見し、只野靖弁護士は「ほんの一部かもしれないが、人災と認められたことは裁判所の優れた判断。若宮戸について真正面から(国の管理が)駄目だと言ってくれたことは意義がある」と話した。
国土交通省関東地方整備局は「判決内容を慎重に検討し、適切に対処する」とのコメントを出した。
住民側は18年8月、水戸地裁下妻支部に提訴。19年2月、受理した事件の担当裁判所を移す「回付」があり、同地裁本庁で弁論が開かれていた。
■常総水害訴訟を巡る経過
・2015年9月 関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川堤防が決壊するなど、常総市を中心に大規模な浸水被害
・ 18年8月 国の河川管理に不備があったとして被災住民らが損害賠償を求め水戸地裁下妻支部に提訴
・ 19年2月 水戸地裁下妻支部が訴訟を水戸地裁本庁に回付
・ 21年8月 裁判官3人が決壊現場周辺を視察
・ 22年2月 訴訟が結審
・ 7月22日 水戸地裁判決、請求を一部認める
鬼怒川水害、国に賠償命令 河川管理不備と水戸地裁
(日本経済新聞2022年7月22日 22:04) https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF225BW0S2A720C2000000/
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で、鬼怒川の氾濫などによる浸水被害が起きたのは河川管理の不備が原因だとして、茨城県常総市の被災住民ら約30人が国に約3億5千万円の賠償を求めた訴訟の判決で、水戸地裁は22日、「一部で河川区域指定を怠った」として国の責任を認め、このうち9人への計約3900万円の賠償を命じた。
水害を巡る訴訟で国に賠償を命じる判決は異例。常総市では当時、鬼怒川沿いの上三坂地区で堤防が決壊、若宮戸地区など7カ所で水があふれた。原告の一部は控訴する方針。
原告側はこのうち若宮戸地区で、砂丘が自然の堤防になっていたのに、河川区域に国が指定しなかったため、太陽光発電事業者による掘削で堤防としての機能が失われたと主張。さらに上三坂地区で決壊した堤防は、高さが不十分だったのに国が改修を急がなかったと訴えていた。
阿部雅彦裁判長は判決理由で、若宮戸地区の砂丘が「上流と下流の堤防と接しており、堤防の役割を果たしていた。治水上極めて重要」と指摘した。
砂丘が掘削されれば災害が発生することが具体的に予見できたとして「砂丘を維持するため、開発に管理者の許可が必要な河川区域に指定する義務があったのに国が怠り、掘削によって危険な状態になった」と述べた。その上で、水があふれたことで損害が生じたと結論付けた。
一方、上三坂地区については「国は流域の状況を考慮し、できる場所から改修を進めていた」と指摘。国が用いた治水安全度の評価方法も一定の合理性があるとし「上三坂地区の堤防も国の改修計画に含まれており、改修がされていないからといって安全性を欠いていたとは言えない」として訴えを退けた。〔共同〕
「歴史的判決」目を赤くした住民 鬼怒川氾濫、国の管理不備認定
(毎日新聞 2022/7/22 21:34) https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220722/k00/00m/040/353000c
国の河川管理の瑕疵を認めた判決に喜ぶ原告団=水戸市大町1の水戸地裁前で2022年7月22日午後2時55分、森永亨撮影
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で浸水被害を受けた茨城県常総市の住民ら31人と1法人が、鬼怒川が氾濫したのは国の河川管理に不備があったためだとして、国に総額約3億5870万円の損害賠償を求めた訴訟で、水戸地裁は22日、国の責任を一部認め、9人に計約3927万円を支払うよう命じた。
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「歴史的な判決だ」――。2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨での鬼怒川氾濫を巡り、茨城県常総市の住民らが国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟。河川管理の不備を認めた22日の水戸地裁判決に、地裁前では原告や支持者らの拍手が鳴り響いた。
「確信していた国の責任が認められた」。集まった報道陣などの前に掲げられた「勝訴」と書いた紙の脇で、原告で同市若宮戸地区に住む園芸農家、高橋敏明さん(68)は目を赤くしていた。
水害で自宅は床上浸水し半壊した。家財道具は使い物にならなくなり、怒りを支えに提訴から4年間、訴訟を戦い続けてきた。21年夏には、訴訟を担当する阿部雅彦裁判長らが被災地を視察。22日は、判決言い渡しに耳を傾けながら当時を思い出し、判決後に「『現地を見て分かってくれたんだ』と、胸がいっぱいになった」と振り返った。
水害訴訟は、大阪府大東市の浸水被害を巡る「大東水害訴訟」の最高裁判決(1984年)を契機に大きな曲がり角を迎えた。同判決では行政の責任を限定的に解釈し、これが行政の瑕疵(かし)の基準となり、被災した住民側に不利な司法判断が続く流れとなっていた。
そうした中で出された今回の判決は、国の河川管理の不備を明確に認めた。弁護団の只野靖弁護士は「他の水害においても、それぞれの河川管理のまずさを指摘できる可能性がある。この判決は全国(の水害被災者)に勇気を与える」と述べた。
25人が控訴の意向
しかし敗訴部分もあり、主張を一部認められた原告も含め、既に25人が控訴の意向を示しているという。
「苦しみながら亡くなった女房のことを考えると、これで終わりにはできない」。主張が認められなかった常総市水海道地区の赤羽武義さん(82)も控訴する意向だ。水害から5カ月後に死亡した妻芳子さん(当時75歳)が災害関連死に認定された。「妻が水害で亡くなったことに対する国の責任を認めてほしい。このままでは女房に申し訳ない」と、訴訟続行に向けた決意を口にした。【宮崎隆、森永亨、宮田哲、長屋美乃里】
住民ら「歴史的判決」=勝訴に喜びあらわ―鬼怒川水害
2015年9月の鬼怒川水害訴訟で、国の責任を一部認めた判決を受け、記者会見する原告ら=22日午後、水戸市
「歴史的な判決だ」。2015年9月に起きた鬼怒川の水害をめぐる訴訟で、国の責任を一部認めた水戸地裁の判決を受け、原告の住民らが22日午後、水戸市内で記者会見を開き、喜びをあらわにした。
原告団共同代表の片倉一美さん(69)は「水害訴訟で国の責任が認められることはこれまでほとんどなく、今回の判決は歴史的なものだ」と話した。その上で、「毎年のように全国各地で水害が起きている。国は真摯(しんし)に判決を受け止め、河川管理のやり方を変えてほしい」と訴えた。
同じく原告団共同代表を務め、今回の判決で賠償を認められた高橋敏明さん(68)は、鬼怒川の水害で家が半壊した。「『これは水害じゃなくて人災なんだ』と、地域住民らとともに言い続けてきた。裁判所はよくぞ国の責任を認めてくれた。本当に良かった」と喜んだ。
水戸地裁は今回の判決で、原告約30人のうち9人に対する賠償を認めた。弁護団の只野靖弁護士は「ほんの一部でも原告の主張を認めたのは優れた判断だった。控訴審では賠償の対象を広げられるよう頑張りたい」と意気込んだ。
水害訴訟で異例の行政に賠償命令…鬼怒川の堤防決壊、一部住民に計3900万円
(読売新聞2022/07/23 00:01) https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20220722-OYT1T50227/
茨城県常総市で2015年9月、豪雨で鬼怒川が氾濫し、浸水被害が起きたのは河川管理の不備が原因だとして、住民ら約30人が国に約3億5800万円の損害賠償を求めた訴訟の判決が22日、水戸地裁であった。阿部雅彦裁判長は、国が治水安全を維持するための義務を怠ったと認定し、国に対して、原告のうち9人に計約3900万円を支払うよう命じた。水害訴訟で国を含めた行政機関に賠償命令が出されるのは異例だ。
15年の関東・東北豪雨では、記録的な大雨で鬼怒川が増水し、常総市の若宮戸地区で川の水があふれ、上三坂地区で堤防が決壊。市の総面積の約3分の1にあたる約40平方キロ・メートルが浸水し、災害関連死を含め15人が死亡、住宅5000棟超が全半壊した。
訴訟では、この2地区での国の河川管理が適切だったかどうかが争点となった。国側は鬼怒川全体で堤防などの改修計画を立て、「上流と下流のバランスを総合考慮しながら計画的、段階的に整備を進めていた」として請求棄却を求めていた。
判決で阿部裁判長は、若宮戸地区の民有地の砂丘林が実質的に堤防の役割を果たす「自然堤防」で、国もそう認識していたと指摘。開発などに伴う現状変更が制限される「河川区域」に指定するべきだったのに怠った結果、14年に民間業者によって砂丘林が掘削され、水害の遠因になったと述べた。
一方、上三坂地区については、国が堤防の改修を検討していた事実があり、川の他区間を優先したため未改修だったものの、河川管理行政に 瑕疵 があったとは認められないと判断。堤防の高さが不十分なまま放置していたとの住民側の訴えを退けた。
判決を受け、住民側の片倉一美共同代表(69)は「完全な勝利ではないが、歴史的判決。国は 真摯 に受け止め、河川管理をきちんと行ってほしい」と語った。請求が認められなかった一部の住民は控訴の意向を示した。
国土交通省は「判決内容を慎重に検討し、適切に対処する」との関東地方整備局長のコメントを出した。
今後の河川行政に大きな影響
河川管理行政の責任を問う過去の裁判では、行政側の責任は限定的とした「大東水害訴訟」の最高裁判決(1984年)以降、住民側が敗訴するケースが大半だった。行政側が優先順位をつけながら堤防改修を進めていたり、社会通念に照らして是認しうる安全対策を講じていたりすれば、瑕疵はないとの判断基準だ。
今回の判決は、堤防が決壊した上三坂地区について、この基準を引用。一方、砂丘林が削られ、明らかに危険な状態となっていた若宮戸地区については、築堤などの整備もしないまま、「河川区域」指定も怠っていた国の瑕疵を認めた。
問題の砂丘林は民有地だが、阿部裁判長は、河川法で規制が及ばない土地でも、「重大な被害の発生が予見できる場合、私権の制約に優越する利益があることは明らか」と述べた。
北九州市立大の近藤卓也准教授(行政法)は「画期的な判決。今後、行政側は河川区域の指定についても注意を払うことが求められる」と話した。
水害で水の大切さ知るなんて… 被害者の会共同代表世話人・橋本美子さんに聞く
(東京新聞2022年7月23日 07時16分)https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/191362
「関わるなんて考えてもいなかった」。常総水害・被害者の会共同代表世話人の橋本美子(よしこ)さん(67)=茨城県常総市中妻町=は、水戸地裁判決を前に、国を相手にした法廷闘争を振り返った。「人災ではない」という国の主張に不信が募り、「裁判をやらないと国は変わらない」と自らを奮い立たせてきたという。
橋本さんは二〇一五年九月十日、隣接する坂東市の職場で鬼怒川の決壊を知る。通行止めを避けながら二時間かけて帰宅した時には、付近に水はなかった。夜、二階で横になっていると突然、ブレーカーが落ちた。気がつくと玄関いっぱいに水が押し寄せ、家族の車三台は水没していた。
「自宅で避難」「常総市役所に来てくれ」。情報が入り乱れる中、近くの小学校に避難。その後、市役所は浸水し孤立する。
翌朝、自宅の様子を見に行くと、上空を自衛隊のヘリコプターが飛び交い、逃げ遅れた市民たちを救助しているのが見えた。
橋本さん宅では井戸水を生活用水にしていたが、濁流で汚染されて使用不能に。上水道に切り替えようにも、ようやく探し出した業者に、目の前の本管から水道を引くだけで百万円以上かかると言われて途方に暮れた。床上浸水した自宅の修理、仕事に不可欠な車の入手など、どうしていいか分からなかった。
自宅の二階に戻った後も、洗濯や入浴のため、避難所になっている宿泊施設「水海道あすなろの里」を車で行き来する生活が続く。近くの集会所で洗い物をしたり、コインランドリーを利用したり、市外の温泉施設に通ったりもした。「水害で水の大切さを知るなんて…。あの頃が精神的にも肉体的にも一番きつかった」。ようやく水道が開通したのは、災害発生から四カ月半がたった翌一六年一月末だった。
「周囲の被害があまりに大きくて、水の問題は声を上げにくかった」と橋本さん。「水がないと生活できない。とても個人で解決できる金額ではない。全国で水害が相次ぐ中、このままにしてはいけない」との思いから、訴訟に加わる決意をしたという。
二十二日の判決を受け、橋本さんは「若宮戸では国の瑕疵(かし)を認めたのはうれしいが、上三坂では認められなかった。判断が分かれ納得できない。うれしくもあり、悔しくもある」とつぶやいた。(林容史)
The Kinugawa flood judgment was handed down on July 22nd.
We asked each company to report on the content of the judgment and the state of the report meeting.
Ibaraki / Joso Flood Proceedings Judgment A mixture of joy and regret.
( Ibaraki Shimbun Saturday, July 23 , 2022 ) https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16584874652326
Mr. Toshiaki Takahashi ( left ), a resident of the Wakamiyado area, who was granted a claim for compensation and talked about his joy at a press conference = Prefectural Youth Center in Midoricho, Mito City
On the 22nd , the Mito District Court pointed out the problem of river management in the country in the Joso floodigation lawsuit in Ibaraki prefecture, and ordered compensation for 9 out of 31 residents in the Wakamiyado area. "A groundbreaking judgment" "The country should accept the result." Residents were pleased to win the confrontation with the country, but the claims of the residents of the Kamimisaka area were rejected. It has been about 7 years since the unprecedented disaster that flooded about one - third of Joso City. Most of the residents expressed their policy of appeal, saying that it was not a complete victory, and looked ahead to the " second round" in the high court.
"Defendant neglected to designate the area containing the dunes as a river area." After 2:00 pm, Mito District Court No. 301 court. When Judge Masahiko Abe read the main text aloud, a surprised voice came out from the audience. In front of the district court, applause arose with the curtain of "winning".
Kazumi Katakura (69) , co-representative of the plaintiffs, accused the country of "when I saw Wakamiyado, it was absolutely impossible that the country was not responsible." Looking back on the fact that three judges, including Judge Abe, visited the disaster area directly in August last year , "The court enthusiastically heard about the severity of the damage, which led to this ruling," said the proceedings. I felt a sense of accomplishment in the battle over the years.
Attorney Yasushi Tadano emphasized the unity of the residents, saying, "It was recognized because the plaintiffs have worked together." "I want the country to manage the river with a sense of tension," he ordered.
On the other hand, the request of the residents of the Kamimisaka area was rejected. While the ruling was read aloud, there was a disappointing voice leaking from the audience.
Toshiaki Takahashi (68) , the co-representative of the plaintiffs who lives in the Wakamiyado area, said, "The results were as claimed." ", With a complicated expression. He also asked the residents who were not granted the request for "relief."
Mr. Katakura also rejected his request. "If you look at the damage, you should think that Kamimisaka is absolutely strange," he said.
After the court closed, the government posted a comment from the Director of the Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on its website. "We recognize that the state's claim was not accepted," he said. No mention was made of the appeal.
■ "Significant" inhabitant relief
Relief voices were leaked from the residents of the Wakamiyado district of Joso City, where the flood occurred after the judgment of the residents' victory.
"I vividly remember those days. It was a word of horror." Women in the area look back seven years ago. Given that the city is located between the Kinugawa and Kokaigawa rivers, he seemed relieved, saying, "The country should have properly promoted safety management. The court's approval was significant. It was good."
On the other hand, regarding the Kamimisaka district of the city where the embankment broke, the judgment judged that the repair plan was "not particularly unreasonable." A man in his 60s who lives in the area was worried that "the heavy rains in recent years are not as good as they used to be. I think the disaster prevention plans ( of the national and local governments ) are progressing, but the current situation is that they cannot catch up."
The Kinugawa Emergency Measures Project, a national hydraulic control measure based on the flooding of the Kinugawa, was completed at the end of May last year. In the Kamimisaka area, in addition to raising the embankment by 1.4 meters, the width has also been expanded to 6 meters . According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, it can "endure" the 24 -hour rainfall of 551 mm recorded in the heavy rainfall in the Kanto and Tohoku regions.
■ Joso / Mayor of Gods Strengthen regional disaster prevention capabilities
The mayor of Joso City, Takeshi Kandatsu, said, "We firmly accept the thoughts of the victims of the disaster, and the city and the entire region are united, based on the fact that this year marks the seventh year since the floods caused by the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions. We will continue to strengthen our regional disaster prevention capabilities. We will continue to promote town development suitable for advanced disaster prevention cities. "
■ Story of Associate Professor Yutaka Hoshino ( Jurisprudence ) of University of Tsukuba Plan, not implemented properly
The judgment acknowledged the responsibility of the state because it did not designate the land near the sand dunes, which would be the natural levee, as a river area, and did not implement the plan properly, rather than having a problem with the plan. It can be said that there is a point. Therefore, it does not change the standard of conventional case law, and demands that the discretion of the governing country be exercised more rationally. In addition to the designation of the river area that was a problem in this case, those discretion may include warning the residents, evacuation routes and ensuring safety after the disaster in cooperation with local governments.
★ Joso flood damage
In September 2015 , heavy rains hit a wide area in the Kanto and Tohoku regions due to the effects of typhoon No. 18 and fronts. The Kinugawa River flooded, and in Joso City, the Wakamiyado area overflowed at around 6 am on the 10th ( flooding = Issui ) , and the embankment broke in the Kamimisaka area at 0:50 pm on the same day. About one - third of the city's entire area, or 40 square kilometers, is flooded. More than 5,000 buildings were completely destroyed. Evacuation orders are for 31,000 people. In addition to the two dead, 13 have been identified as related deaths. 5 severely ill, 21 moderately ill, 20 mildly ill.
Ibaraki / Joso Flood Damage "Inadequate river management" recognized by the government Mito District Court decision, compensation order 39 million yen for 9 residents
( Ibaraki Shimbun Saturday, July 23 , 2022 ) https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16584874652256
Plaintiffs who have been sentenced to a "winning case" in response to the Joso flood lawsuit = Mito District Court at around 2:57 pm on the 22nd
Approximately 30 residents of Joso City , Ibaraki Prefecture, said that the cause of flood damage caused by the collapse of the Kinugawa embankment due to the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 was due to inadequate river management in the country. In a lawsuit seeking damages of 550 million yen, the Mito District Court acknowledged the responsibility of the government on the 22nd , saying that it failed to designate a river area in the Wakamiyado area, and a total of about 39 million people in the area. Ordered compensation for the yen. The ruling ordering the country to compensate for flood damage is extremely unusual.
At that time, in Joso City, the embankment broke in the Kamimisaka area along the Kinugawa River, and water overflowed in seven places including the Wakamiyado area, flooding about 40 square kilometers, which is about one - third of the total area of the city. More than a thousand buildings were completely destroyed. Following the judgment, 25 residents of the plaintiff's Kamimisaka area will appeal.
The issue of the trial was the rationality of the national river management and how to proceed with the rehabilitation plan. The plaintiffs claimed that the dunes had become a natural embankment in the Wakamiyado area, but because the government did not designate it as a river area, the function as an embankment was lost due to excavation by a solar power generation company. He also complained that the breached embankment in the Kamimisaka area was not high enough, but the country did not hurry to repair it. On the other hand, the government insisted that it proceeded systematically and step by step.
Judge Masahiko Abe pointed out that the sand dunes in the Wakamiyado area "played the role of a dike. It is extremely important for hydraulic control." If the dunes were excavated, he said that the disaster could be predicted concretely. ". After that, he concluded that the water overflowed and caused damage to the inhabitants.
On the other hand, regarding the Kamimisaka area, he pointed out that "the country was renovating from the place where it could be done in consideration of the situation of the basin." He acknowledged a certain rationality in the evaluation method of hydraulic safety, and dismissed the complaint, saying that "it cannot be said that it lacked safety."
After the court closed, the residents held a press conference in Mito City, and Yasushi Tadano said, "It may be only a part, but it was an excellent judgment of the court that it was recognized as a man-made disaster. ) It is meaningful to say that it is no good. "
The Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism commented, "We will carefully consider the content of the judgment and take appropriate measures."
In August 2018, the residents filed a proceeding with the Mito District Court Shimotsuma Branch. In February 19th , there was a "circulation" to transfer the court in charge of the received case, and an argument was held at the district court's main office.
■ Progress over Joso water litigation
・September 2015 Large-scale flood damage centered on Joso City, such as the collapse of the Kinugawa embankment due to heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions
・August 2018 : Affected residents filed a lawsuit with the Mito District Court Shimotsuma Branch for damages due to inadequate river management in the country.
・February 19 Mito District Court Shimotsuma Branch circulates proceedings to Mito District Court Main Office
・August 2009 Three judges inspect the area around the collapse site
・February 2010 Proceedings concluded
・July 22 Mito District Court decision, some claims accepted
Kinugawa flood damage, order to compensate the country Inadequate river management and Mito District Court
(Nikkei, July 22 , 2022 22:04) https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF225BW0S2A720C2000000/
The heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 caused flood damage due to the flooding of the Kinugawa River , which was attributed to inadequate river management. In a lawsuit seeking compensation of 50 million yen, the Mito District Court acknowledged the responsibility of the government on the 22nd , saying that "some failed to specify the river area", of which a total of about 39 million yen was paid to nine people. Ordered compensation.
The ruling ordering the state to compensate in a proceeding over flood damage is unusual. At that time, in Joso City, the embankment broke in the Kamimisaka area along the Kinugawa River, and water overflowed in seven places including the Wakamiyado area. Some of the plaintiffs will appeal.
The plaintiffs alleged that in the Wakamiyado area, the sand dunes had become a natural embankment, but the government did not designate it as a river area, so the function as an embankment was lost due to excavation by a solar power generation company. Furthermore, the embankment that broke in the Kamimisaka area complained that the country did not hurry to repair it even though it was not high enough.
Judge Masahiko Abe pointed out that the dunes in the Wakamiyado area "was in contact with the upstream and downstream embankments and played the role of embankments. It is extremely important for hydraulic control."
He said that if the dunes were excavated, a disaster could occur. The excavation put it in danger. " He then concluded that the flooding caused damage.
On the other hand, regarding the Kamimisaka area, he pointed out that "the country has been renovating from where it can be done in consideration of the situation of the basin." He said that the method of evaluating hydraulic safety used by the government had a certain rationality. I can't say it. " 〔Joint〕
"Historical Judgment" Residents with red eyes Kinugawa flooding, national management deficiency recognition
(Mainichi Shimbun 2022/7/22 21:34 ) https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220722/k00/00m/040/353000c
Plaintiffs rejoicing in the ruling admitting a defect in national river management = Photographed by Toru Morinaga at 2:55 pm on July 22 , 2022 in front of the Mito District Court in Omachi 1 , Mito City
Thirty -one residents and one corporation in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, who were inundated by the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 , said that the Kinugawa River was flooded because of inadequate river management in the country. In a lawsuit seeking damages totaling about 358.7 million yen, the Mito District Court acknowledged part of the national responsibility on the 22nd and ordered nine people to pay a total of about 39.27 million yen.
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"It's a historical judgment." A lawsuit in which residents of Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, sought damages from the government over the flooding of the Kinugawa River due to the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 . The plaintiffs and supporters applauded before the district court in the Mito District Court ruling on the 22nd , which admitted that the river management was inadequate.
"The responsibility of the country I was convinced of was recognized." Toshiaki Takahashi ( 68 ), a horticultural farmer who lives in the Wakamiyado district of the city as a plaintiff, was red-eyed by the side of the paper that said "winning case" in front of the gathered press.
Due to the flood, my house was flooded on the floor and half destroyed. Household goods have become useless, and they have been fighting the proceedings for four years since the proceedings were filed, supporting their anger. In the summer of 2009, Judge Masahiko Abe, who is in charge of the proceedings, visited the disaster area. On the 22nd , he listened to the sentence and remembered the time, and after the sentence, he said, "I was full of heart, saying,'You saw the site and understood.'"
The flood litigation reached a major turning point with the Supreme Court decision ( 1984 ) of the "Daito Flood Litigation" over the flood damage in Daito City, Osaka Prefecture. The ruling limitedly interpreted the responsibility of the administration, which became the standard for defects in the administration, and the judicial decision that was disadvantageous to the affected residents continued.
The ruling issued in such a situation clearly acknowledged the inadequacy of river management in the country. Attorney Yasushi Tadano of the defense team said, "It may be possible to point out the poor management of each river in other floods. This ruling gives courage to (the victims of floods) nationwide."
25 people intend to appeal
However, there are some defeats, and 25 people have already indicated their intention to appeal, including the plaintiff who was partially admitted.
"Given my wife, who died in pain, this is not the end." Takeyoshi Akabane ( 82 ) from the Mitsukaido district of Joso City, whose allegations were not accepted, also intends to appeal. His wife, Yoshiko ( 75 years old at the time), who died five months after the flood, was certified as a disaster-related death. "I want you to acknowledge the government's responsibility for the death of my wife in the flood. I'm sorry for my wife," he said, saying he was determined to continue the proceedings. [Takashi Miyazaki, Toru Morinaga, Satoshi Miyata, Minori Nagaya]
Residents "historical judgment" = delight in winning the case- Kinugawa flood damage
Plaintiffs at a press conference after being sentenced to partially acknowledge the responsibility of the government in the Kinugawa flood lawsuit in September 2015 = Mito City on the afternoon of the 22nd
"It's a historic ruling." In the proceedings over the flood damage of the Kinugawa River in September 2015, the plaintiffs' residents held a press conference in Mito City on the afternoon of the 22nd, following the judgment of the Mito District Court, which partially acknowledged the responsibility of the country, and were pleased. I made it clear.
Kazumi Katakura, 69, co-representative of the plaintiffs, said, "The government has rarely been held responsible for water litigation, and this ruling is historic." He added, "Floods are occurring all over the country almost every year. I want the country to take the ruling seriously and change the way of river management."
Toshiaki Takahashi (68), who also served as the co-representative of the plaintiffs and was granted compensation in this judgment, was half destroyed by the flooding of the Kinugawa River. "I kept saying,'This is not a flood, but a man-made disaster,' with the locals. The court often acknowledged the responsibility of the country. It was really good."
In this ruling, the Mito District Court granted compensation to nine of the approximately 30 plaintiffs. Attorney Yasushi Tadano of the defense team said, "It was a good decision to accept the plaintiff's allegations even in a small part. I will do my best to expand the scope of compensation in the appeals court."
Order to compensate the unusual administration in a water litigation ... The Kinugawa embankment broke, a total of 39 million yen for some residents
( Yomiuri Shimbun 2022/07/23 00:01) https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20220722-OYT1T50227/
In September 2015, the Kinugawa River was flooded in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and the flood damage was caused by poor river management. About 30 residents suffered damages of about 358 million yen to the country. The decision of the proceedings seeking compensation was the Mito District Court on the 22nd. Judge Masahiko Abe found that the country had neglected its obligation to maintain hydraulic safety and ordered the country to pay nine of the plaintiffs a total of about 39 million yen. It is unusual for a flood lawsuit to issue a compensation order to government agencies, including the state.
In the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in 2015, the Kinugawa River flooded due to record heavy rains, the river overflowed in the Wakamiyado district of Joso City, and the embankment broke in the Kamimisaka district. About 40 square kilometers, which is about one-third of the city's total area, was flooded, killing 15 people, including disaster-related deaths, and completely destroying more than 5,000 homes.
In the proceedings, the issue was whether the country's river management in these two districts was appropriate. The national government made a plan to repair the embankment of the entire Kinugawa River, and demanded that the claim be dismissed, saying that "the development was being carried out in a planned and stepwise manner while comprehensively considering the balance between upstream and downstream."
In the ruling, Judge Abe pointed out that the dune forest of private land in the Wakamiyado area was a "natural levee" that effectively served as a levee, and the government recognized that as well. He said that as a result of neglecting to designate it as a "river area" where changes in the current situation due to development etc. are restricted, a sand dune forest was excavated by a private company in 2014, which was a distant cause of flood damage.
On the other hand, regarding the Kamimisaka area, there is a fact that the government was considering the renovation of the embankment, and although it was not renovated because the other sections of the river were prioritized, it became a river management administration. Defect Judged that it was not recognized that there was. He dismissed the residents' complaint that the embankment had been left unattended at an insufficient height.
Following the ruling, Kazumi Katakura, a 69-year-old co-representative of the residents, said, "It's not a complete victory, but it's a historic ruling. Sincere I want you to take this into consideration and manage the river properly. " Some residents who were not granted the claim indicated their intention to appeal.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism commented, "We will carefully consider the content of the judgment and take appropriate measures."
Great impact on future river administration
In the past trials that questioned the responsibility of river management administration, most of the cases were lost by the residents after the Supreme Court decision (1984) of the "Daito Flood Damage Lawsuit", which limited the responsibility of the administration side. If the government is proceeding with the renovation of the embankment while prioritizing it, or if it takes safety measures that can be approved in the light of common wisdom, it is a criterion for judging that there is no defect.
This ruling cites this standard for the Kamimisaka area where the embankment broke. On the other hand, in the Wakamiyado area, where the sand dune forest was cut and it was clearly in a dangerous state, a defect was found in the country that had neglected to designate it as a "river area" without improving the embankment.
The dune forest in question is privately owned, but Judge Abe said that even on land not regulated by the River Act, "if serious damage can be foreseen, it is clear that there is a benefit over the restrictions of private rights." rice field.
Associate Professor Takuya Kondo (Administrative Law) of the University of Kitakyushu said, "This is an epoch-making decision. In the future, the administration will be required to pay attention to the designation of river areas."
To know the importance of water due to flood damage ... Ask Ms. Miko Hashimoto, co-representative of the Victims' Association
(Tokyo Shimbun July 23 , 2022 07:16 ) https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/191362
"I never thought I would be involved." Ms. Yoshiko Hashimoto (67), co-representative of the Joso Flood Damage and Victims Association, Nakatsumamachi, Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, looked back on the court battle against the country before the Mito District Court ruling. .. It is said that distrust has been raised in the country's claim that it is not a man-made disaster, and that it has inspired itself that "the country will not change unless a trial is held."
On September 10, 2015, Mr. Hashimoto learned of the collapse of the Kinugawa River at his workplace in the neighboring Bando City. When I returned home for two hours while avoiding road closures, there was no water nearby. At night, when I was lying upstairs, the breaker suddenly tripped. When I noticed, water flooded the front door, and three of my family's cars were submerged.
"Evacuate at home" "Come to Joso City Hall". Evacuated to a nearby elementary school while information was mixed up. After that, the city hall is flooded and isolated.
The next morning, when I went to see what was happening at my house, I saw a SDF helicopter flying over the sky to rescue the late citizens.
At Mr. Hashimoto's house, well water was used as domestic water, but it was polluted by a muddy stream and became unusable. Even if I tried to switch to the water supply, I was at a loss when the contractor who finally found out told me that it would cost more than one million yen just to draw water from the main pipe in front of me. I didn't know what to do, such as repairing a flooded home on the floor or getting a car that was essential for work.
Even after returning to the second floor of my house, I continue to drive back and forth between the shelter "Mitsukaido Asunaro no Sato" for washing and bathing. I washed my clothes at a nearby meeting place, used a coin laundry, and went to a hot spring facility outside the city. "To know the importance of water due to flood damage ... It was the hardest time, both mentally and physically." The water service finally opened at the end of January 16th, four and a half months after the disaster.
“The damage to the surroundings was so great that it was difficult to raise a voice about the water problem,” says Hashimoto. He said he decided to join the proceedings because he thought, "I can't live without water. It's not an amount that can be solved by an individual. It shouldn't be left as it is in the midst of floods all over the country."
In response to the judgment on the 22nd, Mr. Hashimoto said, "I'm glad that I admitted a defect in the country in Wakamiyado, but I didn't admit it in Kamimisaka. There is also. " (Masafumi Hayashi)
第9回鬼怒川水害裁判口頭弁論(2022年2月25日)
The 9th Kinugawa Flood Damage Trial Oral Argument (February 25, 2022)
2022/4/11 11:52
第9回鬼怒川水害裁判口頭弁論期日が2月25日に行われました。
裁判期日、裁判後の報告集会の様子は各社で報じていただきました。
常総水害訴訟 河川行政、国民のために 原告側、訴え結審 /茨城
(毎日新聞茨城版 2022/2/26)
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220226/ddl/k08/040/033000c
結審後の記者会見であいさつする原告団共同代表の片倉一美さん(左)=水戸市緑町で2022年2月25日、森永亨撮影結審後の記者会見であいさつする原告団共同代表の片倉一美さん(左)=水戸市緑町で2022年2月25日、森永亨撮影
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川が氾濫したのは国の河川管理に不備があったためとして、常総市民らが国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟の最終弁論が25日、水戸地裁(阿部雅彦裁判長)であった。原告団共同代表の片倉一美さん(68)が意見陳述で「(堤防の役割をしていた砂丘林を)国が河川区域に指定しなかったのは瑕疵(かし)だ」などと述べ、国の責任を改めて訴えて結審した。判決は7月22日。
原告は市民ら31人と1法人。訴状などによると、堤防がなかった同市若宮戸の越水について、国が一帯を土地の掘削などに許可が必要な河川区域に指定していなかったために、民間業者による砂丘林の掘削を止められず水があふれたと主張。同市三坂町で起きた堤防の決壊についても、堤防が低く決壊の危険性が高かったにもかかわらず、安全評価を誤って改修を後回しにしたとしている。原告側は裁判で、三坂町の決壊について、堤防の厚さを評価に加味したのが誤りの原因と訴えていた。
片倉さんは意見陳述で「国の非常識な対応が大水害を引き起こした。国民のための河川行政に変わってもらいたい」と、30分弱にわたって国の責任を訴えた。
国は書面で、若宮戸について、砂丘林は堤防の役割を果たしておらず、堤防整備のための作業を進めていたと主張。三坂町については、堤防の厚みも含めた評価が一般的で、原告の主張は「独自の見解に基づいたもので誤り」と反論し、あらためて請求棄却を求めた。
原告側代理人の只野靖弁護士は結審後の記者会見で、「裁判でも国から改修計画らしいものは出てこず、やりやすいところから整備しているだけだった。(水害は)人災という確信が深まった」と述べた。
この豪雨で、常総市は市域の3分の1に当たる約40平方キロが浸水。53棟が全壊、計約5000棟が大規模半壊か半壊の被害を受け、災害関連死を含めて15人が死亡した。【宮田哲、森永亨】
茨城・常総水害訴訟 住民側「整備に遅れ」 水戸地裁結審 判決は7月22日
(茨城新聞2022/2/26 07:00)
https://nordot.app/870068235074207744?c=62479058578587648
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の水害に遭ったのは、国の河川管理に不備があったためとして、被災住民らが国に約3億5千万円の損害賠償を求めた訴訟は25日、水戸地裁(阿部雅彦裁判長)で結審した。最終弁論で住民側は「堤防が低い危険な場所の整備が遅くなったこと自体が瑕疵(かし)である」と述べた。判決は7月22日に言い渡される。
最終弁論で原告団の片倉一美共同代表は、被災当時の自宅の写真を示しながら「洪水は堤防の低い所から起きる。すぐに手を打たなくてはならなかった。国の整備計画の手法は筋違いだ」と、計画に問題があったと強調。阿部裁判長に「皆が納得するような公正な判決をお願いしたい」と一礼して締めくくった。
訴状や準備書面によると、住民側は、鬼怒川の堤防が決壊した常総市上三坂地区については、堤防整備計画でここ以外の場所を優先し、越水まで余裕があった別の地点を改修して危険箇所を後回しにしたと主張。水があふれた同市若宮戸地区は、国が河川区域に指定することを怠り、堤防の役割をしていた砂丘林が太陽光発電事業で掘削され、水害につながったと主張した。
国側は、整備計画は決壊地区以外にも未整備区間があったとして、整備の順序は洪水の被災履歴、上下流のバランスなどを総合的に勘案して進めていたと説明。若宮戸地区の河川区域指定については、砂丘が堤防としての役割を果たさず、同地区全体の堤防整備を計画していたため、欠陥には当たらないなどと反論した。
公判後、住民側は水戸市内で記者会見し、只野靖弁護士は「住民の命を守る気がないなら、河川管理者として失格だ」と国側を非難した。
住民側は18年8月、水戸地裁下妻支部に提訴。19年2月には、受理した事件の担当裁判所を移す「回付」があり、同地裁本庁で弁論が開かれてきた。昨年8月には、阿部裁判長ら裁判官3人が決壊現場など被災地域を視察した。
【常総水害訴訟を巡る経過】
2015年9月 関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川堤防が決壊するなど、常総市を中心に大規模な浸水被害
2018年8月 国の河川管理に不備があったとして、被災住民らが損害賠償を求め水戸地裁下妻支部に提訴
2019年2月 水戸地裁下妻支部が訴訟を水戸地裁本庁に回付
2021年8月 裁判官3人が決壊現場周辺を視察
2022年2月 訴訟が結審
2022年7月 水戸地裁が判決言い渡し(予定)
【常総水害訴訟の主な争点】
■堤防改修計画
被災住民らの主張 上三坂地区の堤防整備を他の箇所の堤防整備よりも後回しにした改修計画は、著しく不合理で、河川管理の瑕疵である
国側の主張 鬼怒川は氾濫当時、既に改修計画が定められ、上三坂地区以外にも未整備区間があった。治水安全度の低い箇所を優先した
■安全度の評価手法
被災住民らの主張 現況の堤防高を第一に考慮すべきで、国側の実施した方法は役に立たず、整備の時期や順序の判断には使えない
国側の主張 国の治水マニュアルに従った。安全度は堤防の形状を確保し、護岸整備などで総合的に高める。住民側の手法は独自の見解
常総水害訴訟25日結審 「国の責任、明らかに」 原告団ら 報告会で呼び掛け
(東京新聞2022年2月15日 07時49分)https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/160286
他の水害被災地ともオンラインでつないで開かれた報告会=常総市で
二〇一五年九月の関東・東北水害で鬼怒川の堤防が決壊し、住宅などが被災したのは国の河川管理の不備が原因だとして、常総市民ら約三十人が国に損害賠償を求めた裁判が二十五日、水戸地裁で結審する。原告団と「裁判を支える会」が十一日に開いた報告会で、原告団の高橋敏明共同代表(68)は「水害は人災。被害者が力を合わせ、国の責任を明らかにしていこう」と呼び掛けた。(林容史)
報告会にはウェブ会議システム「Zoom」を含め約百人が参加し、片倉一美共同代表(68)が争点を説明。一八年七月の西日本豪雨、一九年十月の台風19号などの水害被災地ともZoomでつなぎ、「裁判に勝つには多くの国民の声が必要」などと声を上げた。
訴状などによると、市内の若宮戸地区では、自然の堤防の役割を果たしていた砂丘林を、掘削などの際に許可が必要な河川区域に国が指定していなかったため、民間業者が太陽光発電事業で掘削して「無堤防」状態に。上三坂(かみみさか)地区では、堤防の高さが周囲に比べて不足していたにもかかわらず、国がかさ上げを怠り、決壊につながったと主張している。
水害では、市の約三分の一に当たる約四十平方キロが浸水し、住宅五千百六十三棟が全半壊した。市民らは一八年八月、河川管理者の国に住宅の修繕費や慰謝料など計約三億三千五百万円の支払いを求め、水戸地裁下妻支部に提訴。裁判は水戸地裁に移送された。
茨城の常総水害訴訟 裁判の現状、争点説明 原告団が報告会
(茨城新聞2022/2/12(土) 5:00)
茨城新聞クロスアイ
常総水害訴訟の報告会で、各地の水害被災地の現状を聞く参加者ら=常総市水海道天満町の生涯学習センター
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の水害に遭ったのは、国の河川管理に不備があったためとして、国に損害賠償を求める訴訟を起こした原告団が11日、争点などを説明する市民報告会を開いた。結審を控え、原告団は「力を合わせて頑張っていきたい」と意気込んだ。 報告会は茨城県常総市水海道天満町の生涯学習センターであり、約50人が参加。オンラインでも約50人が視聴した。報告会の後、全国の水害被災地とのオンライン交流会も行われた。 原告団は18年8月に水戸地裁に提訴した。訴状などによると、同市若宮戸地区では、堤防の役割を果たしていた砂丘林を国が掘削などの際に許可が必要な河川区域に指定しなかったため、民間業者が掘削して「無堤防」状態になった。さらに上三坂地区では、堤防の高さが周囲に比べて不足していたにもかかわらず、国がかさ上げを怠り、決壊につながったと主張している。 報告会で、原告団の片倉一美共同代表(68)は過去の水害訴訟の判例を紹介し、常総水害訴訟の現状や争点などを説明。「水害は単なる改修工事の遅れとする国は非常識」とした上で、「裁判に勝って行政を変えるしかない」と強調した。市内で花き園芸会社を営む高橋敏明共同代表(68)も「国は砂丘林を河川区域に指定するべきだった。水害は人災で、残念でたまらない」と訴えた。 裁判は今月25日に結審する予定。
The 9th Kinugawa Flood Damage Trial oral argument was held on February 25th.
Each company reported on the trial date and the state of the report meeting after the trial.
Joso Flood Proceedings River administration, plaintiffs for the people, proceedings / Ibaraki
(Mainichi Shimbun Ibaraki version 2022/2/26)
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220226/ddl/k08/040/033000c
Kazumi Katakura (left), co-representative of the plaintiffs who greets at the press conference after the conclusion of the trial, taken by Toru Morinaga on February 25, 2022 in Midoricho, Mito City. Mi-san (left) = Taken by Toru Morinaga on February 25, 2022 in Midoricho, Mito City.
The Kinugawa River was flooded by the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 because of inadequate river management in the country. It was Judge Masahiko Abe). Kazumi Katakura (68), co-representative of the plaintiffs, said in a statement, "It is a defect that the country did not designate (the sand dune forest that was acting as a dike) as a river area." , Renewed the responsibility of the country and concluded the case. The verdict is July 22nd.
The plaintiffs are 31 citizens and one corporation. According to the complaint, the government did not designate the area of Wakamiyado, which had no embankment, as a river area that requires permission to excavate land, so the excavation of sand dune forests by private companies was stopped. Claimed that the water overflowed. Regarding the breach of the levee in Misakamachi, the city, despite the fact that the levee was low and the risk of breach was high, the safety evaluation was mistaken and the repair was postponed. At the trial, the plaintiffs alleged that the cause of the error was that the thickness of the embankment was added to the evaluation of the collapse of Misakamachi.
In a statement of opinion, Mr. Katakura argued for the responsibility of the country for less than 30 minutes, saying, "The insane response of the country caused a great flood. I want you to change to the river administration for the people."
The government claimed in writing about Wakamiyado that the sand dunes did not play the role of embankment and that they were working on the embankment maintenance. Regarding Misakamachi, the evaluation including the thickness of the embankment is common, and the plaintiff's allegation was "an error based on his own opinion", and he requested the dismissal of the claim again.
Attorney Yasushi Tadano, a lawyer on the plaintiff's side, said at a press conference after the conclusion of the trial, "There was no such thing as a repair plan from the government even in the trial, and I was convinced that (flood damage) was a man-made disaster. It's deepened. "
Due to this heavy rain, about 40 square kilometers, which is one-third of the city area, was flooded in Joso City. Fifty-three buildings were completely destroyed, a total of about 5,000 were damaged by large-scale half-destroyed or half-destroyed buildings, and 15 people were killed, including disaster-related deaths. [Satoshi Miyata, Toru Morinaga]
Ibaraki-Joso Flood Proceedings Residents "delayed in maintenance" Mito District Court conclusion decision on July 22
(Ibaraki Shimbun 2022/2/26 07:00)
https://nordot.app/870068235074207744?c=62479058578587648
The Kinugawa River was flooded by the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 because of inadequate river management in the country. Was concluded at the Mito District Court (Judge Masahiko Abe) on the 25th. In the closing argument, the residents said, "The delay in the construction of dangerous places with low embankments is itself a defect." The verdict will be handed down on July 22nd.
In the closing argument, Kazumi Katakura, co-representative of the plaintiffs, showed a picture of his home at the time of the disaster, saying, "The flood occurs from a low place on the embankment. The method is wrong, "he emphasized that there was a problem with the plan. He concludes with a thank-you note to Judge Abe, "I would like to ask for a fair judgment that everyone can agree on."
According to the complaint and the briefs, the residents gave priority to places other than this in the embankment maintenance plan for the Kamimisaka district of Joso City, where the embankment of the Kinugawa River broke, and repaired another point where there was room for flooding. Insisted that the dangerous place was postponed. The Wakamiyado district of the city, which was flooded with water, claimed that the government had neglected to designate it as a river area, and that the sand dune forest, which had been acting as a dike, was excavated by a solar power generation project, leading to flood damage.
The government explained that the maintenance plan had undeveloped sections other than the collapsed area, and that the order of maintenance was based on comprehensive consideration of flood damage history and the balance between upstream and downstream. Regarding the designation of the river area in the Wakamiyado area, he argued that the sand dunes did not play a role as a dike and that the entire area was planned to be improved, so it would not be a defect.
After the trial, the residents held a press conference in Mito City, and Yasushi Tadano accused the government of being disqualified as a river manager if he was not willing to save the lives of the residents.
In August 2018, the residents filed a lawsuit with the Mito District Court Shimotsuma Branch. In February 2019, there was a "circulation" to transfer the court in charge of the received case, and an argument was held at the district court's main office. In August last year, three judges, including Judge Abe, inspected the disaster area, including the site of the collapse.
[Progress over Joso Flood Proceedings]
Large-scale flood damage centered on Joso City, such as the collapse of the Kinugawa embankment due to heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015
August 2018: Affected residents filed a suit against the Mito District Court's Shimotsuma Branch for damages, alleging that the country's river management was inadequate.
February 2019 Mito District Court Shimotsuma Branch circulates proceedings to Mito District Court Main Office
August 2021 Three judges inspect the area around the collapse site
February 2022 Proceedings concluded
July 2022 Mito District Court handed down the decision (planned)
[Main issues in the Joso Flood Proceedings]
■ Embankment repair plan
Claims of disaster-affected residents The renovation plan that puts the levee maintenance in the Kamimisaka area behind the levee maintenance in other places is extremely unreasonable and is a defect in river management.
National claim Kinugawa had an undeveloped section other than the Kamimisaka area, as a repair plan had already been set at the time of the flood. Priority was given to areas with low hydraulic safety
■ Safety evaluation method
Claims of disaster-affected residents The current embankment height should be considered first, and the method implemented by the national government is useless and cannot be used to determine the timing and order of maintenance.
National claim According to the national hydraulic control manual. The safety level will be improved comprehensively by ensuring the shape of the embankment and improving the revetment. Residents' method is their own view
Joso Flood Proceedings 25th Conclusion "National Responsibility, Clearly" Plaintiffs and others call at debriefing session
(Tokyo Shimbun February 15, 2022 07:49) https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/160286
A debriefing session held online with other flood-stricken areas = in Joso City
About 30 people, including Joso citizens, were damaged because the Kinugawa embankment broke down in the Kanto and Tohoku floods in September 2015 and the houses were damaged due to poor river management in the country. A trial seeking compensation will be concluded at the Mito District Court on the 25th. At a debriefing session held by the plaintiffs and the "Meeting to Support the Trial" on the 11th, Toshiaki Takahashi (68), the co-representative of the plaintiffs, said, "Flood damage is a man-made disaster. Let's do this. " (Masafumi Hayashi)
About 100 people including the web conferencing system "Zoom" participated in the debriefing session, and Kazumi Katakura (68) explained the issues. He connected with flood-affected areas such as the heavy rains in western Japan in July 18 and typhoon No. 19 in October 19 with Zoom, and said, "We need the voices of many people to win the trial."
According to the complaint, in the Wakamiyado district of the city, the government did not designate the sand dune forest, which served as a natural embankment, as a river area that requires permission for excavation, so a private company did not specify solar power. Excavated in the power generation business and put into a "no embankment" state. In the Kamimisaka area, despite the fact that the height of the embankment was insufficient compared to the surrounding area, the government neglected to raise it and claimed that it led to the collapse.
In the flood, about 40 square kilometers, which is about one-third of the city, was flooded, and 5,163 houses were completely destroyed. In August 18th, the citizens filed a lawsuit with the Mito District Court's Shimotsuma Branch, asking the river administrator's country to pay a total of about 335 million yen, including housing repair costs and consolation fees. The trial was transferred to the Mito District Court.
Ibaraki Joso Flood Proceedings Current status of trials, explanation of issues Plaintiffs debriefing session
(Ibaraki Shimbun 2022/2/12 (Sat) 5:00)
Ibaraki Shimbun Cross Eye
Participants listening to the current situation of flood-stricken areas in various places at the Joso Flood Proceedings Report Meeting = Lifelong Learning Center in Mitsukaido Tenmancho, Joso City
The plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit seeking damages from the country explained the issues on the 11th because the Kinugawa was flooded by the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 because of inadequate river management in the country. We held a public briefing session. Ahead of the conclusion, the plaintiffs enthusiastically said, "I want to work together and do my best." The debriefing session is a lifelong learning center in Mitsukaido Tenmancho, Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and about 50 people participate. About 50 people watched it online. After the debriefing session, an online exchange meeting was held with flood-stricken areas nationwide. The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit with the Mito District Court in August 2018. According to the complaint, in the Wakamiyado area of the city, the sand dune forest that played the role of embankment was not designated as a river area that requires permission when excavating, so a private company excavated it and it was in a "no embankment" state. Became. Furthermore, in the Kamimisaka area, despite the fact that the height of the embankment was insufficient compared to the surrounding area, the country neglected to raise it and claimed that it led to the collapse. At the debriefing session, Kazumi Katakura, 68, the co-representative of the plaintiffs, introduced the precedents of the flood proceedings in the past and explained the current situation and issues of the Joso flood proceedings. "It is insane for a country to say that flood damage is just a delay in repair work," he emphasized, "there is no choice but to win the trial and change the administration." Toshiaki Takahashi (68), who runs a flower gardening company in the city, also complained, "The country should have designated the sand dunes as a river area. The flood is a man-made disaster, and it is regrettable." The trial is scheduled to conclude on the 25th of this month.
第8回鬼怒川水害裁判口頭弁論(2021年11月12日)
The 8th Kinugawa Flood Damage Trial Oral Argument (November 12, 2021)
2021/11/13 23:23
第8回鬼怒川水害裁判口頭弁論が11月12日に行われました。
毎日新聞茨城版に報じられるとおり、原告本人の尋問と、原告側代理人による陳述が行われました。
次回は来年2月25日(金)13時30分~で、結審の予定です。
毎日新聞茨城版2021年11月13日
The 8th Kinugawa Flood Damage Trial oral argument was held on November 12th.
As reported in the Mainichi Shimbun Ibaraki edition, the plaintiff himself was cross-examined and a statement was made by the plaintiff's agent.
The next trial will be held from 13:30 on February 25th (Friday) next year.
Mainichi Shimbun Ibaraki Edition November 13, 2021
鬼怒川水害裁判口頭弁論(2021年10月29日)
Kinugawa Flood Damage Trial Oral Argument (October 29, 2021)
2021/11/2 16:06
原告本人の証人尋問が10月8日に続いて、10月29日に行われました。
本人尋問は11月12日にも行われる予定です。そして、来年2月25日に結審になります。
長時間の本人尋問でした。午前は4人、午後は2人の方がそれぞれ被害の実態、心情をきちんと伝えていました。
新聞記事を掲載します。
茨城・常総水害訴訟 「なぜ妻亡くなった」 住民側の男性証言
(茨城新聞2021年10月30日(土) ) https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16355033477274
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の水害に遭ったのは国の河川管理に不備があったためとして、茨城県常総市の被災住民らが国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟の第9回口頭弁論が29日、水戸地裁(阿部雅彦裁判長)で開かれた。妻が災害関連死に認定された赤羽武義さん(81)=同市=が住民側として証言し、「妻がなぜ亡くなったのか、その気持ちがいまだに抜けない」と訴えた。
赤羽さんは被災前、妻の芳子さん=当時(75)=ら家族5人で暮らしていた。鬼怒川の堤防が決壊した夜は自宅が浸水し「妻は一晩中、震えが止まらなかった」と振り返った。
その後、芳子さんは声を掛けても返事がないなど、意識が低下していったと説明。16年2月に他界し、赤羽さんも影響でうつ病と診断されたという。
A cross-examination of the plaintiff's witnesses took place on October 29, following October 8.
The cross-examination will be held on November 12th. And it will be concluded on February 25th next year.
It was a long time cross-examination. Four people in the morning and two people in the afternoon properly communicated the actual situation and feelings of the damage.
We will publish newspaper articles.
Ibaraki / Joso Flood Proceedings "Why my wife died" Male testimony from the residents
(Ibaraki Shimbun Saturday, October 30, 2021) https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16355033477274
The Kinugawa River was flooded by the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 because of inadequate river management in the country. The oral argument was held at the Mito District Court (Judge Masahiko Abe) on the 29th. Takeyoshi Akabane (81), whose wife was recognized as a disaster-related death, testified as a resident and complained, "I still can't get rid of my feelings about why my wife died."
Before the disaster, Akabane lived with his wife Yoshiko = then (75) = and five other family members. On the night when the Kinugawa embankment broke, his house was flooded and he recalled, "My wife couldn't stop trembling all night."
After that, Mr. Yoshiko explained that his consciousness declined, such as no reply when he called out. He passed away in February 2016, and Akabane was also diagnosed with depression due to the effects.
鬼怒川水害裁判口頭弁論(原告本人証人尋問)(2020年10月8日)
Kinugawa Flood Damage Trial Oral Argument (Interrogation of Plaintiffs' Witnesses) (October 8, 2020)
2021/10/9 17:13
原告本人の証人尋問が10月8日に行われました。
本人尋問は10月29日と11月12日にも行われる予定です。そして、来年2月25日に結審になります。
長時間の本人尋問でした。午前は4人の方、午後が5人の方がそれぞれ、被害の実態、心情をきちんと伝えていました。
新聞記事を掲載します。
常総水害 「大切なもの失った」 原告9人が心情 地裁 /茨城
(毎日新聞茨城版 2021/10/9)https://mainichi.jp/articles/20211009/ddl/k08/040/030000c
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川が氾濫したのは国の河川管理に不備があったためとして、常総市民らが国に損害賠償を求めている訴訟の本人尋問が8日、水戸地裁(阿部雅彦裁判長)で始まった。
この日は原告9人が自らの被害の実態や心情を語った。
鈴木憲夫さん(74)は自宅が半壊し改修などに約2000万円の出費を強いられたという。年金暮らしで、「また水害が来たら経済的に立ち直れない」と語った。
原告団共同代表の片倉一美さん(68)は「私たちは多大なるお金を使い、同時に大切なものを失っている。きちんとみてもらいたい」と訴えた。
本人尋問は今月29日と11月12日にも行われる予定。【宮田哲】
茨城・常総水害訴訟で住民側 「失った現実見て」自宅半壊被害説明
(茨城新聞2021年10月9日(土)) https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16336920990683
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の水害に遭ったのは国の河川管理に不備があったためとして、茨城県常総市の被災住民らが国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟の第8回口頭弁論が8日、水戸地裁(阿部雅彦裁判長)で開かれた。
住民側の証人尋問があり、原告団共同代表の片倉一美さん(68)=同市=ら9人が「住民が大切なものを失った現実を見てほしい」と訴えた。
片倉さんは水害によって自宅が半壊し、家財やアルバムに加え、家族の車3台も廃車となった被害を説明。水害の原因について国側が説明した内容に納得できなかったとして、「最後の手段として裁判を起こした」と述べた。
A witness cross-examination of the plaintiff himself was held on October 8.
The cross-examination will also take place on October 29th and November 12th. And it will be concluded on February 25th next year.
It was a long time cross-examination. Four people in the morning and five people in the afternoon properly communicated the actual situation and feelings of the damage.
We will publish newspaper articles.
Joso Flood Damage "I lost something important" Nine plaintiffs are feelings District Court / Ibaraki
(Mainichi Shimbun Ibaraki version 2021/10/9) https://mainichi.jp/articles/20211009/ddl/k08/040/030000c
The Kinugawa River was flooded by the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 because of inadequate river management in the country. It started with (Judge Masahiko Abe).
On this day, nine plaintiffs talked about the actual situation and feelings of their own damage.
Norio Suzuki (74) said that his house was half destroyed and he was forced to spend about 20 million yen for repairs. In living on a pension, he said, "If another flood strikes, we will not be able to recover economically."
Kazumi Katakura (68), co-representative of the plaintiffs, complained, "We are spending a lot of money and at the same time losing something important. I want you to see it properly."
The cross-examination will be held on the 29th of this month and the 12th of November. [Satoshi Miyata]
Residents in Ibaraki / Joso flood proceedings "Look at the lost reality" Explanation of damage caused by half-destroyed home
(Ibaraki Shimbun Saturday, October 9, 2021) https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16336920990683
The Kinugawa River was flooded by the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015 because of inadequate river management in the country. The oral argument was held at the Mito District Court (Judge Masahiko Abe) on the 8th.
There was a cross-examination of witnesses on the part of the residents, and nine people, including Kazumi Katakura (68), the co-representative of the plaintiffs, said, "I want you to see the reality that the residents have lost something important."
Mr. Katakura explained that his home was half destroyed by the flood, and in addition to his household goods and albums, three family cars were scrapped. "We filed a trial as a last resort," he said, saying he was not satisfied with what the government explained about the cause of the flood.
第11回鬼怒川水害裁判(口頭弁論)(2021年9月27日)と最近の記事
The 11th Kinugawa Flood Damage Trial (oral argument) (September 27, 2021) and recent articles
2021/9/29 11:55
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の大氾濫が起きてから、6年過ぎました。
国の管理に不備があったためとして、茨城県常総市の被災住民らが国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟の第11回裁判(口頭弁論)が9月27日、水戸地裁でありました。その記事を掲載します。
また、「常総市水害・被害者の会」のメンバーらが市民の体験をまとめた記録誌を発刊しました。
その発刊の記事、原告団代表の声を伝える記事も掲載します。
国の堤防整備は「不合理な計画」 茨城・常総水害訴訟で住民側
(茨城新聞2021年9月28日(火) )https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16327519990522
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の水害に遭ったのは国の河川管理に不備があったためとして、茨城県常総市の被災住民らが国に損害賠償を求めた訴訟の第7回口頭弁論が27日、水戸地裁(阿部雅彦裁判長)で開かれた。住民側は、国が実施した堤防整備は危険性の高い場所を後回しにした「不合理な計画だった」と主張した。
国土交通省の資料などによると、常総水害では常総市三坂町の鬼怒川左岸21キロ地点で堤防が決壊した。口頭弁論で住民側は、鬼怒川の堤防改修計画は、この21キロ地点以外の場所を先に整備していたと指摘。越水まで余裕があった地点を改修していたとして「危険な所を危険なまま後回しにしていた」と主張した。
住民側は、国が整備の順序を決める際に利用した評価方法は、安全度の評価には役に立たないとして、「国の評価は安全度(の検討)が過小」と述べた。
次回口頭弁論は10月8日の予定。
常総水害6年
粘り強く、声上げて 被災者の体験、苦難を記録誌に 支援制度改善の取り組みも /茨城
(毎日新聞茨城版 2021/9/20)https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210920/ddl/k08/040/101000c
記録誌を手にする染谷修司さん=茨城県常総市で
関東・東北豪雨での鬼怒川の氾濫から今月で6年を迎えたのを機に、「常総市水害・被害者の会」のメンバーらが市民の体験をまとめた記録誌を発刊した。被災の状況や市民による生活再建の取り組みが記されている。同会の共同代表世話人の染谷修司さん(77)は「記憶は薄れるもので記録する必要がある。常総の経験を今後の災害で生かしてもらえれば」と話している。【宮田哲】
記録誌は「常総市大水害の体験を語り継ぐ 被害者主人公の活動―6年の軌跡」。同会のメンバーらが編集委員となり、被災者から聞き取った文章や関係者の寄稿をまとめた。
収められた市民の体験は生々しい。家が水没する中で「自衛隊のボートで救出された」などの氾濫時の様子。「清酒1万5000本が泥水の被害を受けた」(酒蔵)「収穫した米3000袋が水につかった」(農家)など、被災後に直面した苦難もつづられている。
国の河川管理の不備を問う訴訟の原告となっている赤羽武義さん(81)の裁判での意見陳述書も収録した。水害5カ月後に亡くなった妻芳子さん(当時75歳)は、生活環境の激変などによる「災害関連死」と認定されており、大きな喪失感の中、心の中で妻と会話しながら暮らす日々が記されている。
常総水害6年 鬼怒川氾濫は「人災」 河川管理、国の非問う 帰郷、原告団共同代表に /茨城
(毎日新聞茨城版 2021/9/19)https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210919/ddl/k08/040/064000c
大規模越水が起きた若宮戸地区で、砂丘林が掘削された現場に立つ片倉一美さん。かつては中央奥の砂丘林が片倉さんの立っている場所にまで続いていた=茨城県常総市で
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨での鬼怒川の氾濫から、今月で6年を迎えた。常総市の片倉一美さん(68)は、この間に会社員人生を終え、氾濫は国の河川管理に不備があったためとする訴訟の原告団共同代表となった。あらゆることを取り仕切る多忙な日々を送りながらも、「国の非を明らかにし、住民のための河川行政に変えたい」と奔走を続けている。【宮田哲】
8月下旬、同市若宮戸地区。片倉さんは、当時の越水現場に報道関係者らを案内した。川沿いに続く砂丘林は、その周辺だけ200メートルにわたり途切れ、ソーラーパネルの列が続いていた。
川から地区を守ってきた砂丘林が掘削されたのは14年。国は一帯を河川区域に指定していなかったため業者は許可を得ないまま掘削した。翌年の豪雨で掘削部分から濁流が押し寄せた。片倉さんは現場で「これで『国は責任がない』なんて言えるんでしょうか」と訴えた。
生まれも育ちも常総市だが、機械メーカーの社員時代は家族を地元に残し、単身赴任生活が続いた。豪雨当時も、定年後の再雇用で東京の本社勤務。常総市に戻ると、長男家族が住んでいた家は床上180センチまで浸水する大規模半壊、妻と両親が住む家も半壊の惨状だった。ぼうぜんとしながらも、「天災だから」というあきらめの気持ちも抱いていた。
その後次第に水害の原因に関心が生まれ、16年1月にあった被災者と各省庁との交渉に参加した。若宮戸がなぜ危険なまま放置されたのかを国土交通省に聞きたかったが、国交省側は法令に準じた河川管理だったという説明に終始。住民の財産や生命を守るという国の務めがないがしろにされているように思えた。「こんな姿勢で河川を管理されれば、またどこかで災害が起きる」
再雇用期間を終えて常総に戻ったのは18年春。当時進んでいた原告団結成の呼びかけに応じ、共同代表に就任した。弁護団との会議に加え、約30人の原告団メンバーらへの連絡、報道関係者への対応など多くの事務を引き受ける。専門用語の応酬になりがちな裁判内容を原告らに理解してもらうことにも心を砕く。
訴訟の次回期日は27日。国は改修計画について「河川管理の一般水準や社会通念に照らし、不合理な点はなかった」と主張する。ここ1年ほど新型コロナウイルスの影響で口頭弁論が開けずにいた。今後原告への本人尋問が行われ、来年2月に結審を迎える予定だ。
今、「より多くの皆さんに関心を持ってほしい。皆さんの意見が束になれば、大きな力になる」との願いを抱く。「この水害は人災。国はきちんと謝った上、河川管理への考え方を改めてほしい」
常総水害を語り継ぐ 被害から6年、住民が記録誌 教訓を共有したい
(朝日新聞2021年9月11日 10時30分)https://digital.asahi.com/articles/ASP9B6VLLP9BUJHB002.html?iref=pc_ss_date_article
完成した記録誌を手にする染谷修司さん(左から2番目)=2021年9月9日午後2時14分、茨城県常総市水海道橋本町、鹿野幹男撮影
- 堤防の決壊現場で黙禱(もくとう)を捧げる住民や神達岳志市長ら=2021年9月10日午後0時26分、茨城県常総市上三坂地区、鹿野幹男撮影
【茨城】災害関連死を含めて15人が亡くなった常総水害は、10日で丸6年を迎えた。被災した住民らはこの日に合わせ、被災の記憶や生活再建までの道のりをつづった記録誌を発刊した。増え続ける豪雨水害の被災地にも教訓を共有したい、という思いを込めた。
記録誌は「常総市大水害の体験を語り継ぐ 被害者主人公の活動 6年の軌跡」。
被災直後から生活再建などの要望活動を続けてきた茨城県常総市の住民ら12人が編集委員を務めた。河川管理の問題を指摘し、国を訴えた賠償訴訟の原告もいる。昨年1年間かけて、被災した住民に聞き取った体験談や、寄稿文を集めた。
2015年9月10日、鬼怒川の7カ所で川の水があふれ、堤防が約200メートルにわたり決壊。市面積の3分の1に浸水が生じた。約4300人が自宅などに取り残され、自衛隊や消防に救助された。
同市原宿の高橋敏明さん(67)は、川の水があふれた地点から約1キロの場所で、植物の栽培や販売をしていた。16棟あった温室と店舗は高さ1メートルの泥水につかり、育てていたパンジーやポトスなど約10万株が流失した。商品や設備の被害は5千万円を超えた。再建のため多額の借金をしたことで赤字経営が続く。「手塩にかけた花は娘のようなもの。それが一瞬にしてなくなってしまった」
妻がプライバシーのない避難所生活で体力を奪われた末に死亡し、ショックでうつ病になった男性も体験談を寄せた。農機具が土砂に埋もれ、先祖伝来の家業を断念した農家も。生活の営みを奪われた困難だけでなく、事業を再開して全国から駆けつけたボランティアへの感謝の思いも記されている。
必要な支援を国や県に働きかけ、実現する過程も書きとめた。住宅の被害が大規模半壊以上の世帯に限られていた支援金は、被災後に住民や区長、県議らが働きかけたことによって、半壊世帯にも支給の枠が広がった。編集委員の染谷修司さん(77)は「被害者が嘆くだけでなく、声を上げ続けることが大切。ほかの被災地の方々にも伝えたい」と話した。
市内には日系ブラジル人なども多く暮らす。横田能洋さん(54)は、被災直後、必要な情報をポルトガル語などに翻訳してラジオや情報誌で発信した経験を記した。
19年の台風19号で深刻な被害を受けた県北地域の被災者世帯に、独自にまとめた常総の被災体験記を配って歩いた。受け取った1人は感想とともに「これを読んで家の再建を決めた」と、決意を報告してくれた。「絶望した被災者は、制度の内容を説明した資料を読んでもすぐ動けない。現在、苦しんでいる各地の被災者がかつての被災者一人ひとりの思いを知ることは大きな励みになる」と意義を語った。
記録誌は500円。希望者は染谷さん(kinusoshu@outlook.jp)へ。(鹿野幹男)
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常総市上三坂地区の鬼怒川の堤防決壊現場では10日、亡くなった住民をしのび、神達岳志市長や地元の住民らが献花し、黙禱(もくとう)を捧げた。献花を終えた後、神達市長は記者団に「住民の死をむだにせず、防災に取り組むのが責任」と語り、住民の
防災意識の向上に注力する決意を語った常総水害、語り継ぐ 発生6年 市民が記録誌
(東京新聞2021年9月11日 07時37分)https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/130254?rct=ibaraki
完成した記録誌を手にする染谷修司さん=常総市で
二〇一五年の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川の堤防が決壊し、流域の常総市に大きな被害をもたらした「常総水害」の発生から十日で六年。記憶の風化が懸念される中、常総水害・被害者の会のメンバーらが、記録誌「常総市大水害の体験を語り継ぐ 被害者主人公の活動〜6年の軌跡〜」を発行した。被害者の会共同代表世話人の染谷修司さん(77)は「記憶は薄れる。だから記録する必要がある」と力を込める。(林容史)
記録誌はA4判八十六ページ。市民から聞き取りした被害の実態や生活再建への取り組み、市民らが国に損害賠償を求めている常総水害訴訟の経緯などがつづられている。染谷さんら市民有志十二人がまとめた。発生から五年をめどに発行する予定だったが、作業の遅れで一年ずれ込んだ。
被災者の証言は生々しい。
花き生産販売の高橋敏明さん(67)は、ポトスなど観葉植物十万鉢や農機具などを失ったが、ボランティアの支援と家族の頑張りで再建に踏み出した。常総水害訴訟の原告団にも名を連ねる高橋さんは「被害額は五千万円を超え、再び営業を始めるために多額の借金をしなければならなかった。しかし、いまだ会社は赤字経営が続いている」と窮状を訴える。
赤羽武義さん(81)はヘリで救助された後、妻と避難所暮らしを強いられた。五カ月後、妻は亡くなった。市は赤羽さんの妻を災害関連死と認定したものの、赤羽さんは「持病はあったが、妻は水害の前まで元気だった。なぜ死んだのか、それだけを国に問いたい」と強調する。
記録誌に寄稿したNPO法人「茨城NPOセンター・コモンズ」の横田能洋代表理事(54)は「被災した人は一人だけで選択を迫られ、どうしたらいいかのか分からない。(記録誌には)そうした被災者の背中を押す体験が詰まっている」と評価する。
染谷さんは「二〇一九年の台風19号による那珂川、久慈川の氾濫など、県内では大きな被害が続いている。常総市民が体験したことを被災者の支援に生かしてほしい」と呼び掛ける。
記録誌は千部製作。希望者には一冊五百円で販売する。問い合わせは染谷さん=電090(8497)7029=へ。
<関東・東北水害> 2015年9月9日に上陸した台風18号や前線の影響で、関東・東北地方を中心に被害が出た豪雨災害。宮城、茨城、栃木3県で計8人が死亡し、常総市では13人が災害関連死と認定された。9月10日には鬼怒川の堤防が決壊し、常総市では約3分の1に当たる約40平方キロが浸水。住宅5163棟が全半壊した。逃げ遅れて屋根などから救助された住民は約1300人に及び、市内39カ所に最大6200人以上が避難した。
茨城・常総水害6年 被災の記憶、次代に 市民有志、冊子に生の声
(茨城新聞2021年9月10日(金) )https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16311843067258
常総水害の被災者の声をまとめた冊子「被害者主人公の活動〜6年の軌跡〜」について説明する染谷修司さん(左)=常総市水海道橋本町
2015年9月の関東・東北豪雨で鬼怒川が氾濫した常総水害から10日で6年を迎えた。災害の教訓をいかに次世代へと継承するかが課題となる中、茨城県常総市民の有志が、被災者の声などをまとめた冊子「被害者主人公の活動〜6年の軌跡〜」を発行した。メンバーの染谷修司さん(77)は「常総市の体験を伝えることが今後の防災につながれば」と願う。
「妻が亡くなってからの毎日は、苦悩の連続だった」「ローンを組んで新築した家だったのに」-。冊子は、被災者から聞き取った当時の状況や、生活再建に向けた行政への要望などを、市民有志12人がまとめた。水害発生の原因分析も盛り込まれている。被災の記憶を語り継ぐとともに、過去の災害を知ることで広く防災意識の向上を図ってもらうのが狙いだ。
同市で花卉(かき)生産販売「フラワーセンター紫峰園」を経営する高橋敏明さん(67)は、鬼怒川から1キロほどにある16棟のビニールハウスが浸水した。被害額は5千万円を超え、「営業再開には多額の借金をしなければならなかった」と窮状を訴えた。染谷さんは「6年がたっても水害被害は終わっていない。市民だけでなく行政に携わる人にも読んでほしい」と呼び掛ける。
常総水害は同市上三坂地区の鬼怒川堤防が決壊、同市若宮戸地区では越水し、市域の約3分の1に当たる約40平方キロが浸水、5千棟以上が全半壊した。多くの市民が逃げ遅れ、災害関連死を含め15人が亡くなった。災害対策本部だった市役所も浸水して孤立した。
冊子に寄稿したNPO法人「茨城NPOセンター・コモンズ」の横田能洋代表理事(54)は、市内の外国人支援などに取り組む実績を踏まえ、「住宅再建などの被災者支援が足りなかったことが(市内の)人口流出につながった」と指摘する。現在は外国人が新たに移り住むなどして人口は戻りつつあるが、「外国人の地域交流という新たな課題も生まれている」と分析する。
冊子はA4判90ページ。常総水害の義援金の一部を活用し制作した。1冊500円。問い合わせは染谷さんまで。メールkinusoshu@outlook.jp
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Six years have passed since the Kinugawa River flooded due to the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015.
On September 27, the Mito District Court held the 11th trial (oral argument) of a lawsuit in which the affected residents of Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture, sought compensation for damages from the government because of inadequate management of the country. I will post the article.
In addition, members of the "Joso City Flood and Victims Association" published a record magazine summarizing the experiences of citizens.
We will also post an article about the publication and an article that conveys the voice of the plaintiffs' representative.
National embankment maintenance is an "irrational plan" Ibaraki / Joso flood proceedings on the part of residents
(Ibarakishinbun 2021 September 28 (Tuesday)) Https://Ibarakinews.Jp/news/newsdetail.Php?F_jun=16327519990522
As because he's is met with a flood of Kinugawa in the Kanto and Tohoku heavy rain in September 2015 there was a flaw in river management of the country, the seventh litigation Ibaraki Prefecture Joso City of affected residents have sought damages to the country An oral argument was held at the Mito District Court ( Judge Masahiko Abe ) on the 27th. Residents argued that the state's embankment construction was an "irrational plan" that put off high-risk areas.
According to materials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the embankment broke at 21 km on the left bank of the Kinugawa River in Misakamachi, Joso City due to the flood damage in Joso. Residents side in the oral arguments, pointed out that the levee repair plan of Kinugawa had established a location other than the 21 km point ahead. He insisted that he had "postponed the dangerous place while keeping it dangerous", saying that he had repaired the point where there was room for flooding.
Residents side, evaluation method was used when determining the order of the country development is, as useless in the evaluation of the degree of safety, said the "country of evaluating the safety of (study of) is too small."
The next scheduled oral arguments on October 8 days.
Joso flood damage 6 years
Persevering and speaking out, the experiences and hardships of the victims are recorded in a record magazine. Efforts to improve the support system / Ibaraki
(Mainichi Shimbun Ibaraki version 2021/9/20) https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210920/ddl/k08/040/101000c
Shuji Someya, who holds a record magazine = in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Six years have passed since the flooding of the Kinugawa River due to heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions, and the members of the "Joso City Flood Damage and Victims' Association" have published a record magazine summarizing the experiences of the citizens. The situation of the disaster and the efforts of the citizens to rebuild their lives are described. Shuji Someya (77), the co-representative of the association, said, "My memory is fading and I need to record it. I hope that Joso's experience will be put to good use in future disasters." [Satoshi Miyata]
The record magazine is "Activities of the Victim Protagonist Handing Down the Experience of the Great Flood in Joso City-6 Years of Trajectory". Members of the association became editorial committee members and summarized the sentences heard from the victims and the contributions of the people concerned.
The experience of the citizens contained is fresh. A state of flooding such as "rescued by a boat of the Self-Defense Forces" while the house was submerged. "15,000 bottles of sake were damaged by muddy water" (sake brewery) "3,000 bags of harvested rice were submerged in water" (farmer), and the hardships faced after the disaster are also being described.
Also included is a statement of opinion at the trial of Mr. Takeyoshi Akabane (81), who is the plaintiff in the proceedings over the deficiency of river management in the country. His wife, Yoshiko (75 years old at the time), who died five months after the flood, has been recognized as a "disaster-related death" due to a drastic change in the living environment. Is written.
Joso flood 6 years Kinugawa flooding is a "man-made disaster" River management, national unquestioned homecoming, co-representative of the plaintiffs / Ibaraki
(Mainichi Shimbun Ibaraki version 2021/9/19) https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210919/ddl/k08/040/064000c
Kazumi Katakura stands at the site where a sand dune forest was excavated in the Wakamiyado area where a large-scale flood occurred. In the past, the sand dunes in the back of the center continued to the place where Mr. Katakura was standing = in Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Six years have passed since the flooding of the Kinugawa River due to heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in September 2015. Kazumi Katakura, 68, of Joso City, ended her life as an office worker during this time and became the co-representative of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit alleging that the flooding was due to inadequate river management in the country. While spending busy days managing everything, he continues to struggle to "clarify the blame of the country and change it to a river administration for the residents." [Satoshi Miyata]
In late August, the Wakamiyado district of the city. Mr. Katakura guided the press to the flooding site at that time. The sand dune forest along the river was interrupted for 200 meters only around it, and a row of solar panels continued.
It has been 14 years since the sand dunes that protected the area from the river were excavated. Since the country did not designate the area as a river area, the contractor excavated without permission. Due to the heavy rain the following year, a muddy stream rushed from the excavated part. Mr. Katakura complained at the scene, "Can we say that the country is not responsible for this?"
Although he was born and raised in Joso City, he left his family in his hometown when he was an employee of a machine maker, and continued to work alone. Even at the time of heavy rain, he worked at the head office in Tokyo due to reemployment after retirement. When I returned to Joso City, the house where my eldest son's family lived was flooded up to 180 cm above the floor, and the house where my wife and parents lived was also half-destroyed. Although I was afraid, I also had the feeling of giving up because it was a natural disaster.
After that, he gradually became interested in the cause of the flood and participated in the negotiations between the victims and each ministry and agency in January 2016. I wanted to ask the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism why Wakamiyado was left in danger, but the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism explained that the river management was in accordance with the law. It seemed that the state's duty to protect the property and lives of the inhabitants was neglected. "If the river is managed in this way, a disaster will occur somewhere again."
It was in the spring of 2018 that he returned to Joso after the reemployment period. In response to the ongoing call for the formation of a plaintiff group, he was appointed as a co-representative. In addition to the meeting with the defense team, he will undertake many affairs such as contacting about 30 plaintiffs and responding to the press. It is also heartbreaking to get the plaintiffs to understand the content of the trial, which tends to be an exchange of technical terms.
The next due date of the proceedings is 27th. The government claims that the rehabilitation plan "has not been unreasonable in light of the general standards of river management and common wisdom." For the past year or so, oral arguments have not been opened due to the influence of the new coronavirus. The plaintiff will be cross-examined in the future, and the trial will be concluded in February next year.
Now, I have a wish that "I want more people to be interested. If your opinions are bundled, it will be a great power." "This flood is a man-made disaster. I want the country to apologize properly and change the way of thinking about river management."
Inheriting the Joso Flood Damage Six years after the damage, residents want to share the lessons learned from the record magazine
(Asahi Shimbun September 11, 2021 10:30) https://digital.asahi.com/articles/ASP9B6VLLP9BUJHB002.html?iref=pc_ss_date_article
- Residents and Mayor Takeshi Kandatsu who offer silence at the breach site of the embankment = 0:26 pm on September 10, 2021, taken by Mikio Kano, Kamimisaka district, Joso city, Ibaraki prefecture
[Ibaraki] The Joso flood, which killed 15 people, including disaster-related deaths, has reached its full six years in 10 days. On this day, the affected residents published a record magazine that describes the memories of the disaster and the path to rebuilding their lives. We wanted to share lessons with the areas affected by the ever-increasing heavy rains and floods.
The record magazine is "The 6-year history of the activities of the victim hero who tells the story of the experience of the great flood in Joso City."
Twelve residents of Joso City , Ibaraki Prefecture, who have continued to request activities such as rebuilding their lives immediately after the disaster, served as editorial committee members. Some plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the state, pointing out the problem of river management. Over the last year, we collected experiences and contributions from the affected residents.
On September 10, 2015, the river overflowed at seven locations on the Kinugawa River, and the embankment broke for about 200 meters. Inundation occurred in one-third of the city area. About 4,300 people were left behind at home and rescued by the Self-Defense Forces and fire departments.
Toshiaki Takahashi (67) from Harajuku, Harajuku, cultivated and sold plants about 1 km from the point where the river overflowed. The 16 greenhouses and stores were soaked in muddy water that was 1 meter high, and about 100,000 stocks of pansies and pothos that had been raised were washed away. Damage to goods and equipment exceeded 50 million yen. The company continues to run in the red due to a large amount of debt for reconstruction. "The hand-salted flowers are like a daughter. It disappeared in an instant."
A man who died after his wife was deprived of physical strength in a shelter without privacy and became depressed due to shock also shared his experiences. Some farmers abandoned their ancestral family business because their farm equipment was buried in the earth and sand. Not only the difficulty of being deprived of life, but also the feeling of gratitude to the volunteers who restarted the business and rushed from all over the country.
I also wrote down the process of working with the national and prefectural governments to provide the necessary support. The subsidy, which was limited to households with large-scale half-destroyed housing damage, has been expanded to half-destroyed households as a result of the efforts of residents, ward mayors, and prefectural councils after the disaster. Shuji Someya (77), an editorial board member, said, "It is important not only for the victims to mourn, but also to keep raising their voices. I want to tell other people in the disaster area."
Many Japanese Brazilians live in the city. Norihiro Yokota (54) wrote about his experience of translating necessary information into Portuguese and other languages and transmitting it on radio and information magazines immediately after the disaster.
We handed out Joso's experience of the disaster to the households of the victims in the northern part of the prefecture, which were seriously damaged by Typhoon No. 19 in 2019. One of the recipients reported his determination, saying, "I read this and decided to rebuild the house." "Despaired victims cannot move immediately after reading the materials that explain the contents of the system. It is a great encouragement for the victims in each region who are currently suffering to know the thoughts of each of the former victims." Told.
The record magazine is 500 yen. Applicant is Mr. Someya ( kinusoshu@outlook.jp )What. (Mikio Kano)
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On the 10th, at the site of the collapse of the Kinugawa embankment in the Kamimisaka district of Joso City, the mayor of Takeshi Kandatsu and local residents offered flowers and prayed for silence. After finishing the flower donation, the mayor of Gods told reporters, "It is our responsibility to work on disaster prevention without wasting the death of the residents."
Joso flood disaster that talked about its determination to focus on raising disaster prevention awareness, 6 years of occurrence Citizens record magazine
(Tokyo Shimbun September 11, 2021 07:37) https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/130254?rct=ibaraki
Shuji Someya holding a completed record magazine = in Joso City
Six years have passed since the outbreak of the "Joso Flood", which caused great damage to Joso City in the basin when the Kinugawa embankment broke due to the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions in 2015. Amid concerns about the weathering of memories, members of the Joso Flood Damage and Victims Association published a record magazine, "Activities of the Victim Protagonist Who Passes on the Experience of the Great Flood in Joso City ~ 6 Years of Trajectory ~". Shuji Someya (77), the co-representative of the Victims' Association, said, "My memory fades, so I need to record it." (Masafumi Hayashi)
The record magazine is A4 size 86 pages. The actual situation of the damage heard from the citizens, the efforts to rebuild their lives, and the history of the Joso Flood Proceedings in which the citizens are seeking compensation for damages from the country are described. Twelve citizen volunteers, including Mr. Someya, summarized it. It was planned to be published about five years after the outbreak, but it was delayed by one year due to work delays.
The testimony of the victims is fresh.
Toshiaki Takahashi (67), who produces and sells flowers, lost 100,000 pots of foliage plants such as pothos and farm equipment, but started rebuilding with the support of volunteers and the efforts of his family. Mr. Takahashi, who is also a member of the plaintiffs in the Joso Flood Proceedings, said, "The amount of damage exceeded 50 million yen, and I had to borrow a large amount of money to start business again. However, the company is still in the red. Is continuing. "
Takeyoshi Akabane (81) was forced to live in a shelter with his wife after being rescued by a helicopter. Five months later, his wife died. Although the city identified Akabane's wife as a disaster-related death, Akabane emphasized, "I had a chronic illness, but my wife was fine before the flood. I just want to ask the country why she died." ..
Norihiro Yokota (54), the representative director of the NPO "Ibaraki NPO Center Commons" who contributed to the record magazine, said, "The victims are forced to make a choice by themselves, and I don't know what to do. ) The experience of pushing the backs of such victims is packed. "
Mr. Someya says, "The flooding of the Naka and Kuji rivers caused by typhoon No. 19 in 2009 continues to cause great damage in the prefecture. I hope that the experiences of Joso citizens will be used to support the victims." ..
The recording magazine is produced by 1,000 copies. It will be sold to those who wish for 500 yen per book. For inquiries, please contact Mr. Someya = Den 090 (8497) 7029 =.
<Kanto / Tohoku Flood Damage> A heavy rain disaster that caused damage mainly in the Kanto / Tohoku region due to the effects of typhoon No. 18 and the front that landed on September 9, 2015. A total of eight people died in Miyagi, Ibaraki, and Tochigi prefectures, and 13 people were recognized as disaster-related deaths in Joso City. The embankment of the Kinugawa River broke on September 10, and about 40 square kilometers, which is about one-third of Joso City, was flooded. 5163 houses were completely destroyed. Approximately 1,300 residents were rescued from the roof after being late to escape, and up to 6,200 people were evacuated to 39 locations in the city.
6 years of flood damage in Ibaraki and Joso Memories of the disaster, volunteers of the next generation, live voice in the booklet
(Ibaraki Shimbun September 10, 2021 (Friday)) https://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16311843067258
Shuji Someya (left) = Hashimotocho, Mitsukaido, Joso City, explaining the booklet "Activities of the Victim Protagonist ~ 6 Years of Trajectory ~" that summarizes the voices of the victims of the Joso Flood
Six years have passed since the flooding of the Kinugawa River in September 2015 due to the heavy rains in the Kanto and Tohoku regions. While the issue is how to pass on the lessons learned from the disaster to the next generation, volunteers from Joso citizens of Ibaraki Prefecture have published a booklet "Activities of the Victim Protagonist ~ 6 Years of Trajectory ~" that summarizes the voices of the victims. Issued. Shuji Someya (77), a member, hopes that "telling the experience of Joso City will lead to future disaster prevention."
"Every day after my wife died, I had a lot of suffering." "Even though it was a newly built house with a loan." In the booklet, 12 citizen volunteers summarized the situation at that time heard from the victims and the requests to the government for rebuilding their lives. Analysis of the cause of flood damage is also included. The aim is to pass on the memories of the disaster and to raise awareness of disaster prevention widely by learning about past disasters.
Toshiaki Takahashi (67), who runs the flower center Shihoen, which produces and sells flowers in the city, was flooded with 16 greenhouses about 1 km from the Kinugawa River. The amount of damage exceeded 50 million yen, and he complained that he had to borrow a large amount of money to resume business. Mr. Someya says, "The flood damage has not ended even after six years. I want people involved in the administration as well as the citizens to read it."
In the Joso flood, the Kinugawa embankment in the Kamimisaka district of the city broke, flooding in the Wakamiyado district of the city, flooding about 40 square kilometers, which is about one-third of the city area, and completely destroying more than 5,000 buildings. Many citizens were late to escape, killing 15 people, including disaster-related deaths. The city hall, which was the disaster response headquarters, was also flooded and isolated.
Yoshihiro Yokota (54), the representative director of the NPO "Ibaraki NPO Center Commons" who contributed to the booklet, said, "There was not enough support for disaster victims such as housing reconstruction, based on the track record of working on support for foreigners in the city. Led to a population outflow (in the city). " Currently, the population is returning due to the new migration of foreigners, but it is analyzed that "a new issue of regional exchange of foreigners has also arisen."
The booklet is 90 pages in A4 size. It was produced by utilizing a part of the donation for Joso flood. One book is 500 yen. For inquiries, please contact Mr. Someya. Email kinusoshu@outlook.jp
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