1938 Hanshin flood

1938 Hanshin flood damage at Sannomiya

1938 Hanshin flood damage at Ashiya

Kobe city tramway damaged by Hanshin flood

The 1938 Hanshin flood (Japanese: 阪神大水害^[1][2]) was caused by heavy rains, which resulted in landslides and floods in the Mount Rokkō area, Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan in July 1938.^[3][4][5] According to the official government report, torrential rains resulted in flash floods and debris flows that affected the Mount Rokko area, including Kobe and Nishinomiya. At least 715 people lost their lives.^[6] The floods feature in Junichirō Tanizaki's novel The Makioka Sisters.

See also

• Great Hanshin earthquake (1995)
• List of floods

References

1. "阪神大水害から80年、個人の記憶を社会の記憶に │ 阪神大水害デジタルアーカイブ". 阪神大水害から80年、個人の記憶を社会の記憶に │ 阪神大水害デジタルアーカイブ. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
2. "阪神大水害 (1938年7月5日)｜災害カレンダー". Yahoo!天気・災害 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
3. "神戸市：3.過去に神戸市で起きた水害(昭和の3大水害)". www.city.kobe.lg.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
4. "阪神大水害に関するトピックス：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル | The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
5. "六甲砂防 - 六甲山の災害と対策 | 阪神大水害（昭和13年）". www.kkr.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
6. 『六甲砂防六十年史』六甲砂防工事事務所 2001年 (P.102)

External links

Media related to 1938 Great Hanshin Flood at Wikimedia Commons

• "阪神大水害 (1938年7月5日)｜災害カレンダー". Yahoo!天気・災害 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
• "阪神大水害に関するトピックス". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
• Media related to 1938 Great Hanshin Flood at Wikimedia Commons