JR West introduced on the 2nd that the emergency meals distributed to passengers who had been evacuated to a lodge from a restricted specific that was suspended in Wakayama Prefecture on account of heavy rain had expired. So far, no passengers have complained of well being hazards.
According to JR West, the restricted specific “Kuroshio” that left Shin-Osaka Station on the 2nd stopped at Kamogo Station in Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture for 8 hours on account of heavy rain, after which stopped driving, so 47 passengers had been killed in Wakayama Prefecture. It signifies that they had been evacuated to a lodge within the metropolis.
The lodge handed out emergency meals comparable to pregelatinized rice and biscuits to passengers, however on the third, passengers identified that the pregelatinized rice expired in November 2022 final 12 months.
For this cause, the individual in cost contacted the passengers who distributed them, however 17 out of the 47 distributed couldn’t be recovered.
According to JR West, there aren’t any passengers complaining of well being harm to this point, and they’re individually apologizing.