(あめ)

rain

(さいがい)

disaster

(えひめけん)

Ehime Prefecture

(いのる)

to pray

(ねん)

year

(がつ)

month (counter)

(まえ)

before, previous

(にほん)

Japan

(おおきな)

big (attrib.)

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(かわ)

river

(みず)

water

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(やま)

mountain

(くずれる)

to collapse

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(ひと)

person / people

(なくなる)

to pass away; to die (polite)

(ことし)

this year

(なる)

to become

(あつまる)

to gather; to come together

(はな)

flower

(もつ)

to have; to hold

(おんな)

woman

(あう)

to meet

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(けん)

prefecture

(これから)

from now on

(まち)

town

(あんぜん)

safety

(きをつける)

to be careful

(いう)

to say

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

come toward (action approaching)

Indicates motion toward the speaker or a location. Here it describes rocks flying toward people.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

雨の災害から8年　愛媛県で祈る

Eight years since the rain disaster: praying in Ehime Prefecture

8年前の7月、日本で大きな雨が降りました。

In July eight years ago, heavy rain fell in Japan.

愛媛県では川の水が増えて、山がくずれました。

In Ehime Prefecture, the river water rose and the mountains collapsed.

この災害で、たくさんの人が亡くなりました。

In this disaster, many people died.

今年も7月になりました。

This year, July has come around again.

愛媛県の人たちが集まって、亡くなった人のために祈りました。

People of Ehime Prefecture gathered and prayed for those who had died.

花を持ってきた人もいました。

There were also people who brought flowers.

ある女の人は「家族に会いたいです」と話しました。

One woman said, "I want to see my family."

県の人は「これからも町の安全に気をつけます」と言いました。

A prefectural official said, "From now on, too, we will look after the town's safety."