Big underground floodway completed in eastern Saitama

Big underground floodway completed in eastern Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry held a ceremony at Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture on June 10 to open one of the world's largest underground flood control channels expected to drastically reduce flood damage in low-lying eastern Saitama Prefecture. The photo, taken with a fisheye lens, shows lasers simulating about 100,000 tons of flood water rising to the height of about 10 meters inside the tank.

Big underground floodway in eastern Saitama

Big underground floodway in eastern Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - One of the largest underground flood control channels in the world that is located in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture is opened to the press. The underground water tank measuring about 25 meters in height, 177 meters in length and 78 meters in width was built to drastically reduce flood damage in low-lying eastern Saitama Prefecture. The photo was taken on Feb. 6, 2006. (Kyodo)

Big underground floodway in eastern Saitama

Big underground floodway in eastern Saitama

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of the largest underground flood control channels in the world that is located in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture. The underground water tank measuring about 25 meters in height, 177 meters in length and 78 meters in width was built to drastically reduce flood damage in low-lying eastern Saitama Prefecture. The photo was taken on Oct. 7, 2006. (Kyodo)

Big underground floodway completed in eastern Saitama

Big underground floodway completed in eastern Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry held a ceremony at Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture on June 10 to open one of the world's largest underground flood control channels expected to drastically reduce flood damage in low-lying eastern Saitama Prefecture. The photo, taken with a fisheye lens, shows lasers simulating about 100,000 tons of flood water rising to the height of about 10 meters inside the tank. (Kyodo)